ART+SOUND R99 User manual

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ArtSound R99
Internet Radio Tuner
OPERATING MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Warnings and safety 2
2. Contents of the box 2
3. Location of Controls 2
4. Remote control 3
5. Entering security code for your
wireless network 4
6. Before you start 4
7. Getting started 4
8. Network Setup 4
9. Overview of features and functions 6
10. Internet Radio 6
11. Media Centre 9
12. USB playback 9
13. DAB+/DAB Radio 10
14. FM Radio 10
15. Bluetooth playback 11
16. Alarm Setting 11
17. Sleep Timer Setting 12
18. Configuration 12
19. Web browser control via PC / Smart phone
Tuning internet radio & manage favourite 15
20.Trouble Shooting 17
21. Helpful Tips 19
22.Technical Specification 19
23.Warranty conditions 19

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2. CONTENTS OF THE BOX
• Internet Radio Tuner
• Power adaptor
• Wire antenna
3. LOCATION OF CONTROLS
1. WARNINGS AND SAFETY
• To prevent fire or electric shocks, the device must not be exposed to rain or humidity.
• For your own safety: to prevent electric shocks do not remove the housing.
• Do not try to repair any malfunctioning parts of the device yourself. Ask a professional expert to do this for you.
• When plugged into the mains, the device remains electrically charged even when switched o.
Thank you for buying our ArtSound R99 radio. We hope you’ll enjoy it for years to come. Please read these
instructions carefully and keep this manual for later reference.
The R99 is a high-quality internet, DAB+ and FM radio with Bluetooth and stereo audio output and input.
1. Power
Press to enter/exit from Standby mode
2. Power LED
Lit when DC-in has valid power
3. Tune/Select
Rotate to navigate menu
Rotate to adjust volume of headphone
Press to select an item
4. Dedicated Preset button No.1-4
Press and hold to preset 4 dedicated stations.
Press briefly to recall to play. These are inde-
pendent presets and will not appear on the "My
Favorite" list.
5. FAV
Press and hold to preset the favorite stations up to
150. Press it briefly to recall the list.
6. ⊲ (FORWARD)
Press to cycle through the display option in radio
playing mode / Enter edit menu in Favourite list /
cursor right
7. ⊳ BACK
Press to exit to previous menu / delete entry of
character's input/ cursor left
8. INFO
Toggle to cycle through the station's info, the big
clock display or return to now playing screen
9. HOME
Press to display Home screen to view dierent
radio modes / setting options
10. 2.4”TFT color display
11. IR sensor
Receives Infra red signal from remote control
• External antenna x 2 pcs
• RCA cable
• Remote control (without batteries)
• User manual

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4. REMOTE CONTROL
Mute
0-9 Input index number on the list / input characters for
WiFi password
Preset the current playing station to Favorite
▲ Cursor up
⊳Cursor left / back to previous menu
Alarm button
Sleep Timer
Mode Switch between Internet radio/DAB/FM/Bluetooth/
Media Centre
Main Menu
Previous station on the list/previous track on blue-
tooth/Media Centre
wAccess network info of the radio unit
Press to toggle between Standby and Operation
Recall the favorite list
OK confirm button
⊲Cursor right
▼Cursor down
Vol+ Volume up
Vol- Volume down
EQ Equalizer
Next station on the list/next track on bluetooth/Media
Centre
 Play/pause for Bluetooth/Media Centre Play/stop for
Internet radio
Dimmer Access the Dimmer menu to adjust the brightness
of the display
Info Toggle to cycle through the station's info, the big
clock display or return to now playing screen
12. USB Playback
Play audios from USB thumb drive
13. Headphone jack
3.5 mm Headphone output with volume controlled
by dial (for the line output volume control, please
refer to the Line/Digital out setting on P.15)
14. Power On/O switch
15. DC-IN Jack
16. Ethernet (LAN) connector
17. WiFi antenna connector
Connect the WiFi antenna before setting up the
Tuner
18. DAB/FM antenna
19. Digital out – Optical
20. Digital out - Co-axial
21. Line out - L
22. Line out - R
23. BT Antenna connector
Connect the Bluetooth antenna before pairing
with your bluetooth

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5. ENTERING SECURITY CODE FOR YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK
6. BEFORE YOU START
7. GETTING STARTED
8. NETWORK SETUP
USING REMOTE CONTROL
On the alpha-numerical keypad, press buttons repeatedly to cycle through the letters, numbers and symbols as
listed below.
To input a character, scroll to the correct one and when it is highlighted, press the [⊲] button to input the next
character. When it comes to the last character of the password and it is highlighted, press [OK] to confirm.
USING CONTROL BUTTON ON THE RADIO UNIT
Use the [Tune/Select] knob to scroll through the characters, when the correct one is highlighted, press [⊲] button
to input the next character. When it comes to the last character of the password and it is highlighted, press and
hold the [Tune/Select] to confirm.
Note: The security code is case sensitive.
Button 1: 1 and dierent kind of
symbols !@#$%^&*()_+[]{};:'”\|,./<>?
Button 2: 2ABCabc
Button 3: 3DEFdef
Button 4: 4GHIghi
Button 5: 5JKLjkl
Button 6: 6MNOmno
Button 7: 7PQRSpqrs
Button 8: 8TUVtuv
Button 9: 9WXYZwxyz
Button 0: 0
Please ensure the following is ready:
You have a broadband internet connection.
A wireless broadband router is connected to the internet successfully. The radio supports Wireless B, G and N
connection (Wireless N router can also be used with the setting on B or G). You know the Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption code/password. You need to key in the correct
code when the radio is connected to the wireless router for network connection. If you do not know the code/
password, please contact the person/technician who set up the router/network for you.
The radio can work via Wireless network connection (Wi-Fi connection) and Wired connection (Ethernet Rj45).
• Remove internet radio tuner (called Tuner hereafter) from the package box. There are two external antennas
included in the accessories. Both are identical. Connect them to the connectors at the back of the Tuner,
labelled with BT Antenna and WiFi antenna respectively. Without the antennas installed, the WiFi and Bluetooth
function do not work properly.
• Plug in the DC adapter and switch the Power on/o switch (on the rear
• cabinet) to ON. The Tuner will turn on automatically.
• Caution: Use only the adaptor supplied with the radio. Connecting a power supply with a dierent rating will
cause permanent damage to the radio and may be hazardous.
• The Tuner is intended to connect with external powered speaker. It does not have amplifier and speaker driver
built-in. Please connect your stereo through the Analogue output or Digital output located on the rear panel of
the Tuner for listening.
Internet connection can be setup via Wired LAN or Wireless LAN (WiFi).
Your Radio requires a broadband Internet connection through wired Ethernet or WiFi. The easiest way is use a
CAT 5 or CAT 6 cable to connect through wired Ethernet to a Wifi router, which connects to an Adsl modem or a
cable modem provided by your ISP.

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• Select Network and choose Add wireless network from the list, use the [TUNE/SELECT] knob to scroll and
press it to confirm, then choose “Scan & select”:
• It will start scanning the Wi-Fi networks available. Scroll to your network and press [Tune/Select] to confirm.
If your wifi network has a password protected, it will ask you to enter the passphrase/password. Please refer to
the above section 'How to input password for your wireless network' on P.4.
Note: The password is case sensitive. Please consult with the one who setup your network if you don't know
the password.
Alternatively, WPS connection is available if your router has a WPS button (Configuration > Network > Wireless
Network > Add wireless network > WPS button).
• When the Wi-Fi connection is successful, the Association Complete will be shown briefly. The wifi signal bar will
appear on the top left corner of the display
Wi-Fi signal bar
12:01am
Configure Network?
Yes No
←to previous →to next SelectOK whendone
11:23am
Wireless network 1/6
< Add Wireless network >
Remove Wireless network
AP:[DE_AX55]
Signal:-49 dBm
IP: [Dynamic] >
11:23am
Add Wireless network 1/2
< Scan & select >
WPS button
11:23am
Network 1/5
< Wireless network>
LAN network>
Network options>
Wireless channels>
Network connection test >
Wi-Fi signal bar
12:01am
Configure Network?
Yes No
←to previous →to next SelectOK whendone
11:23am
Wireless network 1/6
< Add Wireless network >
Remove Wireless network
AP:[DE_AX55]
Signal:-49 dBm
IP: [Dynamic] >
11:23am
Add Wireless network 1/2
< Scan & select >
WPS button
11:23am
Network 1/5
< Wireless network>
LAN network>
Network options>
Wireless channels>
Network connection test >
Wi-Fi signal bar
12:01am
Configure Network?
Yes No
←to previous →to next SelectOK whendone
11:23am
Wireless network 1/6
< Add Wireless network >
Remove Wireless network
AP:[DE_AX55]
Signal:-49 dBm
IP: [Dynamic] >
11:23am
Add Wireless network 1/2
< Scan & select >
WPS button
11:23am
Network 1/5
< Wireless network>
LAN network>
Network options>
Wireless channels>
Network connection test >
WIRED LAN ETHERNET
For Wired Ethernet connection to a router with DHCP enabled, the network configuration for Internet connection
is automatically done and the Radio can be used for Internet radio and UPnP sharing without user interaction.
When the network is connected, the Ethernet icon will appear on the top left corner.
WIRELESS LAN WIFI
Connect the Wi-Fi antenna to the connector at the back side of the tuner.
If this is first time use, the Configure Network wizard will be displayed.
Choose Yes to start configuring network. Rotate the [TUNE/SELECT] knob
to highlight Yes and press [TUNE/SELECT] to confirm.

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9. OVERVIEW OF FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
10. INTERNET RADIO
Press [HOME] to enter the Home screen or the on the remote control. Scroll by rotating the [Tune/Select]
knob or the [ ⊳ / ⊲ ] button on remote:
My Favorite To show the list of favorite stations which have been assigned to the presets. There are
up to 99 presets available.
Internet Radio Start exploring the worldwide radio stations and music here.
Media Centre You can browse and stream music from your network via UPnP or DLNA Compatible
devices.
DAB+/DAB Radio
Pick up DAB+ and DAB radio signal if available in your local area (no internet connection
required).
FM Radio Receive ordinary FM radio stations in your local area (no internet connection required).
BT Streaming Bluetooth playback, to play audio stream (receive) from another Bluetooth enabled
device after pairing/connected each other.
Alarm Alarm clock. Two alarm settings available (works only when power is connected).
Sleep Timer Enable the timer to turn the radio in standby after the selected time elapsed.
Configuration More options/settings available to personalize as you desire.
Clock style Set the clock display in Digital or Analog as you like. Under Configuration > Date & Time
> Set clock style.
On the Home screen, choose Internet Radio and you will find the options below:
SKYTUNE
Select Skytune to start enjoying thousands of radio stations over the world. You
can filter your search by Region, Music genre and talks.
The Local Radio let you access quickly the stations available in your local
area through internet connection.
Note - You can change the Local Radio area under Configuration> Local radio
setup. Please refer to section 12 for the details.
Note - When you scroll along the list of Globe All and want to quickly reach to a certain point of the long list,
input the index number on the remote control to quickly jump to that point. For example, on the remote control,
input 2 8 and press OK, it will highlight the station no. 28.
12:01am
Internet Radio 1/3
< Skytune >
Search(Skytune) >
History >
12:01am
Skytune 1/5
<Globe Most Popular >
Local Radio >
Globe All >
Globe By Genre >
History
16 Mon
4:19 pm
12:01am
Internet Radio 1/3
< Skytune >
Search(Skytune) >
History >
12:01am
Skytune 1/5
<Globe Most Popular >
Local Radio >
Globe All >
Globe By Genre >
Digital style Analog style

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Every time you press the [INFO] button, it will show various information at a time such as the streaming bit rate,
name of the song, artist name (if available), the big time clock and the radio's station logo (if available) or
return to now playing screen:
Press [ HOME ] to return home screen. To go back to the playback screen, press the [ HOME ] button again.
MY FAVORITE
This is to show the list of your Favorite stations which have been assigned to the presets.
PRESET A STATION
When a radio station is playing, press the button on the remote control, you will see the icon appears as
below. It means the station is added to the Favorite list. Alternatively, you can press and hold the [FAV] button on
the Tuner to save to Favorite.
The new added station will always show in the last item on the Favorite
list. You can store up to 150 presets.
Preset icon
Preset icon
Preset icon
START PLAYING INTERNET RADIO
When a radio station starts playing, more radio information can be displayed. Press the [INFO] button in the state
of the playing screen below:
SEARCH
Instead of browsing the radio station list, you can input a few characters of the desired station to filter out / short
list the stations.
HISTORY
The radio memorizes the stations you have listened up to 99 stations.
If you have listened more than 99 stations, it will supersede the first station that you have listened.

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CREATE NEW CATEGORIES  MAKE YOUR OWN FAVORITE LIST
There are two items in the My Favorite list as below, "All Favorites" and "Uncategorized":
You can create new categories of your favorites and name it as you like, e.g., "Morning mix", "My Jazz", "After
work"...etc to manage your favorites.
In the page of "My Favorite", press the [ ⊲ ] button, it will enter the edit menu with "Create Category" as below:
When a category is created (can create more categories as you like), you can now assign the stations to the
category as desired. The "Uncategorized" means the stations which are not assigned to any categories yet.
To move the stations to the respective category, enter either the "All Favorites" or "Uncategorized" folder, choose
the station from the list and select "move to category", then highlight the category to move it to and press OK to
confirm.
You can always move the station from one category to the other.
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My favourite 1/3
12:48am
< 101 SMOOTH JAZZ
FM 106.30 MHZ
FM 98.90 MHz
Edit 1/2
12:48am
Move to category
Delete
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 2
My Jazz1
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
Edit 1/1
12:48am
Create catogory
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My Jazz
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My favourite 1/3
12:48am
< 101 SMOOTH JAZZ
FM 106.30 MHZ
FM 98.90 MHz
Edit 1/2
12:48am
Move to category
Delete
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 2
My Jazz1
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
Edit 1/1
12:48am
Create catogory
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My Jazz
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My favourite 1/3
12:48am
< 101 SMOOTH JAZZ
FM 106.30 MHZ
FM 98.90 MHz
Edit 1/2
12:48am
Move to category
Delete
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 2
My Jazz1
My favourite 2/2
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
Edit 1/1
12:48am
Create catogory
My favourite 3/3
11:30am
All favourites 3
Uncategorized 3
My Jazz
Press the
⊲ button
Press OK,
enter the name
of category,
e.g. My Jazz
Highlight the station
to move category
press OK to confrim
Choose "Move to category",
it will display the list and select
the one you want to move it to.
e.g., "My Jazz", then press OK.
The station is now moved
to "My Jazz" folder.
DEDICATED PRESET BUTTON #14
Program the 4 preset button to access the stations you play it most of time.
Press and hold the 1-4 button on the Tuner to preset, press it briefly to
recall.
Note - The 4 dedicated preset stations do not appear on the "My Favorite" list. To replace it with another station,
play the station you want to replace with, then press and hold the preset number button on the Tuner.
RECALL A STATION
Press the button on the remote control to recall the list of My favorite, or navigate to My Favourite on the
Home screen and select it to confirm. On the Tuner, press the [FAV] button to recall the favorite list.

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11. MEDIA CENTRE
12.USB PLAYBACK
The device supports UPnP and is DLNA-compatible.
This provides the opportunity to stream music from your network. However, this requires you to have a compat-
ible device in your network that can function as a server. This can be e.g., a network hard drive or a conventional
PC with e.g., Windows 8 via which access to the shared folder or media sharing is permitted. The folders can
then be browsed and played on the radio.
Note – Please make sure your computer laptop is on the same Wi-Fi network as the Radio before you start using
this function.
MUSIC STREAMING
• Once the UPnP/DLNA compatible server is configure to share media files with your radio, you can start music
streaming.
• On the main menu, select Media Centre and choose UPnP.
• It may take a few seconds for the radio to complete the scan for available UPnP servers. If no UPnP servers are
found, it will show Empty List.
• After a successful scan is done, select your UPnP server.
• The radio will show the media categories available from the UPnP server, e.g. 'Music', 'Playlists' etc.
• Choose the media files that you wish to play.
You can set the mode of playback under Configuration > Playback setup.
MY PLAYLIST
You can make your own playlist for the UPnP music files. Choose and highlight the song you want to add to
playlist, press and hold the [ FAV ] button or press the button on remote, until the sign appears. The song
will be added to My playlist.
CLEAR MY PLAYLIST
Remove all songs in “My Playlist” to allow a new playlist to be prepared.
Note – If you have DLNA compatible servers available, follow the steps described above to browse the audio
files from DLNA compatible device on the radio to play.
Another option to listen to your favorite music is via the USB thumb drive. Insert the USB drive to the USB port
on the Tuner. Press the Home button and navigate to "USB" and confirm the selection. It will take a moment to
read the USB drive before it starts playing the music. To skip the next or previous track by remote control, press
the [ ⊳/⊲ ] buttons. On the Tuner, press the [ HOME ] button will pop up the Hotkey menu to choose more control
options.
To pause/play the music, press in the [ TUNE/SELECT ] knob on the Tuner or  on the remote control.
Note: If a USB thumb drive is not recognized, the list of files on the drive is corrupted or a file in the list is not
played, please connect the USB drive to a PC, format the device and try again. The supported file system is FAT16
and FAT32.
A USB drive requires high power (more than 500mA or 5V) is not supported.
Compatible audio format: MP3, AAC, AAC+

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14. FM RADIO
13. DAB+/DAB RADIO
To receive the ordinary FM stations (no internet connection is required), place the radio close to the window
and extend the antenna as far as it can go to get the best reception. You may need to adjust the direction of the
antenna to improve reception.
On the main menu, scroll to FM Radio or use the [MODE] button on remote to switch to FM Radio. Press [OK] to
start.
Choose FM full scan to confirm scanning if this is the first time using the DAB radio. Confirm to start scan-
ning and it will show the progress on the number of channels received. When it is done, a preset page will be
displayed for your action.
You can select the channel and start listening to it. Whenever you want to add
to My Favourite, press the button on the remote or press and hold the [FAV]
button on the Tuner, it will add to the favourite list.
Always press the [  /  ] button on the remote to skip to previous or next
preset. Press the [ ⊳ ] button (or use the [TUNE/SELECT] knob on the Tuner) to
return to the Preset list.
Note – When it is playing FM radio, press the [INFO] button to view more radio information, each time you press
the [INFO] button, it will display various information at a time such as radio frequency and big clock display.
If there is Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) in your area, the Tuner can pick up the DAB stations as well (no
internet connection is required). The Tuner supports both DAB and DAB+.
Connect the wire antenna (supplied in the box) to the antenna jack on the rear cabinet. Place the Tuner close to
the window and extend the antenna as far as it can go to get the best reception.
On the Home screen (main menu), scroll to DAB Radio or use the [MODE] but-
ton on the remote to switch to DAB Radio and confirm the selection.
Choose DAB full scan to confirm scanning if this is the first time using the DAB
radio. Confirm to start scanning and it will show the progress on the number
of channels received. When it is done, a preset page will be displayed for your
action.
You can select the channel and start listening to it. Whenever you want to add to My Favourite, press the
button on the remote or press and hold the [FAV] button on the Tuner, it will add to the favourite list.
Always press the [  /  ] button on the remote to skip to previous or next preset. Press the [ ⊳ ] button (or use
the [TUNE/SELECT] knob on the Tuner) to return to the Preset list.
Note – When a DAB radio is playing, press the [ INFO ] button to view more radio information, each time you
press the [ INFO ] button, it will display various information at a time such as radio frequency, rolling texts (if
available) and big time clock.
New digital radio stations should be picked up automatically by the radio if they are part of a multiplex you
already received. Otherwise you need to do the DAB full scan again.

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15. BLUETOOTH PLAYBACK
Before transmission between your Bluetooth device
and the radio is possible, both devices must be
coupled. This process is called "pairing". The radio is
served as a receiver, to receive music stream to play
on the radio.
If you have already coupled to a Bluetooth device
before, this connection will be restored automatically
when both devices are in range and Bluetooth opera-
tion has been selected on the radio. "Pairing" does
not have to be repeated. This function may need to be
activated in your Bluetooth device, however.
• Push the [HOME] button to display the selection
menu for the dierent operating modes.
• Use the up/down button to select the operating
mode Bluetooth and push the dial switch.
• Switch your Bluetooth device to which you want to
connect the radio on and activate the pairing mode
here. The device scans for Bluetooth devices in the
reception range.
• When the radio is found, your bluetooth device
shows its name
ArtSoundR99-XXXX (the XXXX is an identification
code for your radio unit).
• Select the radio at your bluetooth device.
• Start playback on your bluetooth device.
• Playback now takes place using the radio.
MANUAL TUNE
To manual tune to the frequency, long press the [OK] on remote
or long press [Tune/Select] on the unit, until you see the "Tuning"
appeared on the display, at the bottom right corner. Use the <⊳ / ⊲>
button on remote to tune the frequency. When done, long press the
[OK] button to exit manual tune.
16. ALARM SETTING
• Choose Alarm from the main menu or press the [Alarm] button on the remote control.
• Select either Alarm 1 or Alarm 2, choose Turn on to activate the Alarm.
• Follow the alarm wizard instructions to set the alarm.
• The wizard will guide you through the settings below:
Time Set the time for the alarm
Sound You can choose Wake to Tone, My Favourite, Wake to FM Radio or Wake to DAB
Radio as the alarm source.
Note : Wake to FM or Wake to DAB Radio - only the preset stations can be used for the
radio alarm (if the preset scan has been completed).
Wake to My Favourite: Please preset your favorite station before setting this as the alarm
source.
⚠The Presets in Preset button 1-4 cannot be selected direct as the alarm source. If you
want those 4 presets to become one of the alarm sounds, add these stations to the "My
Favorite" list by press and hold the [ FAV ] button or the button on remote.
Repeat You can schedule the alarm as you desire -Everyday, Once or multiple days.
Alarm Volume Adjust the volume of the alarm as you like by rotating the [TUNE/SELECT] knob or [▲/▼]
button on remote.
Alarm duration Set the duration of the alarm from the preset options ranging from 30 to 180 minutes.
The radio will be turned to standby when the selected duration of time is due.
• After the above settings are completed, press the [⊳] button to exit and make sure the Alarm is turned on. You
will see the Alarm icon appeared on the display if it is activated.

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17. SLEEP TIMER SETTING
18. CONFIGURATION
You can set the timer to let the radio goes standby after the selected time
elapsed in the range of 15 minutes to 180 minutes.
Press [ ] button on the remote control to set the timer, or navigate to Sleep
Timer option on the main menu.
You will see the icon appeared on the display if the timer is set.
Here you will find the complete settings / options available to configure your own radio. On the main menu,
navigate to Configuration setting. Press OK and you will see a list of options available.
NETWORK
• Wireless Network
» Add wireless network
Scan & select - It will scan out a list of wireless networks around.
WPS button- Choose this option to connect your Wi-Fi router via WPS if the router has a WPS button.
» Remove wireless network
If you have already set up a network and want to remove it, choose this option.
Note - Always bring the Tuner within 2 meters of the Wi-Fi router for setup.
• AP: [ ]
If you have added more than one routers on the radio and want to switch to another one,
select this option to change.
• Signal
This is to show the strength of the Wi-Fi Signal of the Wi-Fi router as received by the radio. Usually signal
levels lower than -70dBm is at weaker level and if it aects the reception of your radio, you may need to
optimize the router location or check any problem of the router itself.
• IP
The IP is set Dynamic by default. Select to change Fixed IP according to your network condition.
• DNS
The DNS is set Dynamic by default. Select to change <Fixed> DNS according to your network condition.
LAN Network
Connect the radio's Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports in a router or Wi- Fi router using CAT 5 or CAT 6
cable. If your Router or Wi-Fi router is DHCP-enabled (recommended), you don't have anything to setup and the
radio will connect to Internet with the parameters automatically assigned by the Router/Wi-Fi router.
Use the remote control for configuration if you want to use a fixed IP, scroll to IP:[Dynamic] and press OK.
Choose Fixed. Press the ▲ button, you can then enter the IP, press ▲, ▼ to tune to the required numbers: xxx.
xxx.xxx.xxx. Switch among the 4 groups by pressing ⊳ ⊲ . When done, press OK. Scroll to GW and NM to do the
same.
You can also choose to use a DNS server other than the one from the DHCP server. Scroll to DNS and do the
same.
Note : Use DHCP to get the network parameters unless you are familiar with network setup.
Network Options
Always on: The WLAN function remains switched on (faster access when switching from DAB or FM mode to
Internet radio).
Auto o in 30s: The WLAN function shuts down after 30 seconds when not in use (to save energy).

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Wi-Fi Channels
Not all of the Wi-Fi channels are available in every country. There may be variation between dierent countries.
Therefore it is necessary to choose the Wi-Fi channels to ensure the Wi- Fi performs satisfactory.
We have already set the channels according to the requirement in dierent countries. Choose the country you
are staying from the list to get the correct channel.
Network connection test
In case there are any issues in connecting Skytune, select this option to check out any failed items of the
network parameters for further diagnosis.
DATE AND TIME
The radio will set your local time automatically after the internet connection is completed. If you want to do
manual setting, change it by the following options:
• Time zone
Auto-set Time Zone: This option is set by default.
Manual-set Time Zone: Choose this option if you want to set the time in
another region. Choose and highlight the region/city you prefer and press OK to confirm.
Coupled with NTP (use network time) and DST (Daylight time saving) will be adjusted automatically if you
choose to use network time (NTP).
• Set Time Format
Choose either 12-hour or 24-hour notation you prefer.
• Set clock style
You can choose the clock display in digital form or Analog style. The selected style will apply in Standby as
well as the big clock display in radio playback.
• Set Date Format
• DST (Day Light Saving)
Enable on/o
• NTP (Use network time)
NTP is designed to synchronize a device's clock with a time server. Your radio will synchronize the time server
by default every time it powers up and connects to Internet. This ensures a very high degree of accuracy
in the radio's clock. You can change to use other time server by inputting the URL address (see below NTP
server). You can choose “Do not use network time” if you don't want it to.
If you choose not to use NTP for clock synchronization, highlight the NTP (Network time protocal) and press
OK to make the change. You will see the Set Date & Time appeared on the menu. Select it and adjust the
date and time as you desire.
• NTP Server
NTP is designed to synchronize a device's clock with a time server. Here it shows the server being used for
the radio.
LANGUAGE
The default language is English, you can choose other languages as preferred. Scroll with the ▲▼ buttons on
remote or [Tune/Select] knob to the item with and press OK. Scroll to highlight and press OK to select your
language of choice. English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Polish, Russian and more are available.
DAB SETUP
• DAB full Scan
You can always carry out a new scanning of DAB channels by selecting this option. All current presets and
channels will be erased.
• DAB station status
This is to show the number of stations and signal received of each DAB frequency.
• DAB station list

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The scanned DAB stations will be listed here for management. You can move the position or even delete any
station. Scroll to the station and press [ ⊲ ] button. A pop up window will be presented: Move up, Move down
and Delete.
FM SETUP
• Scan setting
Either "All stations" or "strong stations" (with stronger signal) can be selected for the scan.
• Audio setting
If the signal is weak and stable stereo reception is not possible, select "Forced Mono" to get better reception.
• FM full scan
You can always carry out a new scanning of FM channels by selecting this option. All current presets and chan-
nels will be erased. The radio at the lowest frequency of the scanned values will be highlighted. The preset list
will be saved unless a new preset scan is carried out.
• FM station list
You can adjust the preset ranking by Move down, Move up or Delete it. Highlight one of the preset and press
the [ ⊲ ] button (or [ ⊲ ] on the unit), it will enter into the Edit menu. Always press the [ ⊳ ] button (or [⊳•Back ]
on the unit) to return to the Preset list.
• Local Radio
The radio is set by default to detect the radio stations in your local area automatically through internet connec-
tion and these stations can be accessed in the "Local Radio" under Skytune menu. You can also set Local in
another region if you want. Highlight the Local Radio and press OK.
Choose Manual-set Local radio to change the region setting.
PLAYBACK SETUP
This is to set the mode of playback under UPnP/DLNA compatible streaming: Repeat All, Repeat Once or Shuffle.
POWERON OPTIONS
This is to select the state of the radio after a power reset / power cut, or the next power up from Standby. There
are 3 options available:
• Go to Standby
• Resume once ready: the radio will resume playing the last listened station.
• Ready to use: the radio will stay in Home screen without action.
RESUME PLAY OPTIONS
This is to set the device whether to return to the last operating mode when it is switched on or displays the Home
screen.
DIMMER
You can set the backlight level for the display as you prefer. There are two settings: Mode and Level
• Mode – Normal or Power Saving
Normal – the display will stay with the same level of brightness all the time without dim down.
Dim – the display will dim down after 20 seconds if no operation is made on the radio.
• Level – Bright and Dim
Bright – This is to adjust the level of brightness in Normal mode. Dim – This is to adjust the level of bright-
ness in Dim mode.
• Dimmer in Standby
The highest backlight level in standby is set by system default. To further reduce the backlight or turn it
completely o, adjust it by turning [TUNE/SELECT] knob anti-clockwise on the tuner or press the ▼ button
on remote. Increasing the backlight beyond the system level will illuminate for 20 seconds and then dim to
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EQ EQUALISER
Various music genres can be set.
BUFFER TIME
Sometimes you may experience uneven playback of the internet radio. This can happen if the internet connection
is slow or network congestion occurs. To help improving the situation, you can choose longer buer time to get a
few seconds of radio stream before beginning to play.
The default value is 2 seconds. You can choose 5 seconds if you prefer to have a longer buering time.
LINE/DIGITAL OUT
The volume control on the Tuner can only adjust the volume from the headphone. If you would like to control
the volume over the external speakers as well, choose this option and select "Follow headphone". The volume
adjustment will apply on both the headphone and the external speakers the same time.
NETWORK INFORMATION
View the network signal and other parameters. To access quickly to this information, press the [w] button on the
remote control. View the Network and System Information of your radio. To access quickly to this information,
press the [INFO] button on the remote control.
When you use your PC to manage the My favorite stations, you have to use the IP address and you can view
this info from here. Then type in the IP address ( Configuration > Info > Network > IP ) to your PC's browser input
window.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
The model number, system MID and software version (App version) can be found here.
SOFTWARE UPDATE
There may be a software update to upgrade features of the radio from time to time.
RESET TO DEFAULT
You can do the reset to clear all the settings and return to default settings. ** Please note all the Station presets,
Settings and configuration will be erased after you have performed the Reset.
19. WEB BROWSER CONTROL VIA PC / SMART PHONE
 TUNING INTERNET RADIO & MANAGE FAVOURITE
Experience an easy way to control tuning internet radio channels and manage your favourite list via PC or Smart
phone's web browser.
The supported browsers are Internet Explorer and Chrome.
• Connect your PC or Smart phone to the same Wi-Fi network as your radio.
• Visit www.skytune.net
• On the home page, click “Browse/Search”
• Browse or enter the name to search the radio channel, a list of internet radio
channels will be displayed.
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• It will prompt you whether to "Add
Favourite" or "Listen to Station".
Enter the IP address of your radio
(e.g. 192.168.1.11):
The IP address can be located on the radio unit as
follow:
• On the remote control, press the [w] button, choose
Network and scroll to IP to view the IP address
• On the radio, return to the main menu. Navigate to
Configuration > Information > Network Information
> IP
Select "Listen to Station", click "Send" and the radio unit
will switch playing the channel and the "My Favourite"
page will pop up on the web browser.
You can then choose to add the playing station to
favourite or manage your list by other edit options. Any
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You can also add the radio channel if you know the published audio stream URL with the streaming format as
follow:
1. Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+
2. Stream formats: Shoutcast, Icecast (HTTP, HTTPS) and HLS
3. Playlist formats: PLS, M3U
4. Sampling frequency: 44.1 KHz and 48 KHz
20. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Problem Cause Solutions
Cannot connect to
Wi-Fi network
Network down • Confirm that a Wi-Fi or Ethernet Wired connected PC can
access the internet (i.e. can browse the web) using the
same network.
• Check that a DHCP server is available, or that you have
configured a static IP address on the radio.
• Check that you firewall is not blocking any outgoing
ports. As a minimum the radio needs access to UDP and
TCP ports 80,443 and 8008, DNS port 53.
Router restricts
access to listed MAC
addresses
Obtain the MAC address from Configuration > Information
> Network
> Wi-Fi MAC and add to the allowed equipment list on your
access point.
Note: The radio has separate MAC addresses for wired and
wireless networks.
Insucient Wi-Fi
signal strengt
• Check distance to router; see if a computer can connect
to the network in this location
• Optimize the distance of the router’s location
Unknown encryption
method
Change encryption method on router. The radio supports
WEP, WPA, WPA2
Firewall preventing
access
Windows Media Player:
varies — non-Microsoft firewalls may require configuration
for UPnP.
If your radio can connect
to the network success-
fully, but is unable to play
particular stations
• The station is not broadcasting at this time of the day
(remember it may be located in a dierent time zone).
• The station has too many people trying to attach to the
radio station server and the server capacity is not large
enough.
• The station has reached the maximum allowed number of
simultaneous listeners.
• The link on the radio is out of date. The update of the
link is done regularly. To get the updated list of stations,
please access from Internet radio > Skytune. In case a
particular stream is still not working, please contact us or
report the case to Skytune.
No DAB/FM reception • Please carry out “Factory Reset” on the radio and extend
the antenna.
• Move the radio close to the window.

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21. HELPFUL TIPS
1 If the Internet Radio keeps re-buering radio station:
The Internet Radio is streaming the data from the radio station via your broadband connection, if there is a
high error rate on your broadband connection, or the connection is intermittent, then it will cause the Internet
Radio to pause until the connection is re-established and it has received enough data to start playing again.
If your Internet Radio keeps stopping, please check the DSL modem to ensure that the Broadband line is not
suering a high error rate or disconnections. If you are experiencing these problems, you will need to contact
your broadband supplier.
2. What is Buering?
When playing a stream, the Internet Radio/Media player, downloads a small amount of the stream before
it starts playing. This is used to fill in any gaps in the stream that may occur if the internet or the wireless
network is busy.
The Internet Radio streams music data from the PC while you are listening. If a stream gets blocked or experi-
ences Internet congestion while transferring it may stop/interfere with the quality of play. If this happens,
check your internet connection speed- it must be faster than the speed of the streams.
3. My radio is working but some stations cannot be played.
The problem may be due to one or more of the followings:
a. The radio station is no longer broadcasting.
b. The radio station has reached the maximum allowed number of simultaneous listeners.
c. The radio station has changed the stream arrangement and the link is no longer valid.
d. The radio station is not broadcasting at the time of the day (not all stations are broadcasting 24 hours
throughout the day).
e. The Internet connection between your radio and the radio station server is too slow or unstable to support
the data rate of the broadcast.
DAB/FM radio reception
is poor
• Please check that the aerial is extended for the maximum
signal strength and adjust the direction to improve
reception.
• Check that you do not have other electrical equipment
too close to your radio, causing interference.
No sound • Please check if the volume is muted. Tune up the volume
and see.
• If that happens on a particular internet radio station,
please try other channels and see if this is isolated issue
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22. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
discription internet – DAB+ - FM - bluetooth radio
radio internet radio (auto update)
FM (RDS) / DAB+
memory 99 programmable radio stations
functions search by genre, location or your favourites
alarm / clock / sleep timer / internet clock sync (NTP)
equalizer
antenna telescopic
Bluetooth V5.0 2.4 GHz
internet connection WLAN -802.11b/g/n & 10 Mbps RJ45
uPnP & DLNA support
input USB
output stereo RCA, optical, coaxial, digital optical, headphone jack
display 2,4" color screen
control remote control
power supply 5.0 V DC 1A (100 - 240 V)
dimensions (h x w x d) 48 x 430 x 243 mm
weight / piece 1,8kg
composition metal / ABS plastic
colour black
Remark: Specification may vary without notice
23. WARRANTY CONDITIONS
2 year warranty from date of purchase. The warranty is limited to the repair of replacement of the defective
material insofar as this defect is a result of normal use and the device has not been damaged. Artsound is not
responsible for any other costs that ensue as a result of the defect (e.g. transport). For details, please consult our
general terms and conditions of sale.
This product bears the selective sorting symbol for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European Directive 2002/96/EC in order to
be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment.For further information, please
contact your local or regional authorities.
I, House Of Music NV, hereby declare that the type of radio equipment ARTSOUND complies with Direc-
tive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity can be found at the following internet
address: http://www.artsound.be/en/support/downloads
Disclaimer: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All specifications and information are
subject to change without further notice. Slight variations and dierences might appear between printed photos
and actual product due to product enhancement.
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