Coby IR68N User manual

Instruction Manual
Internet Radio,DAB+,DAB,FMwithDocking foriPod

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SafetyInformation
7.Donotblockanyventilationopenings.The
ventilationshall notbeimpededbycoveringthe
ventilation openingswithitems,suchas
newspapers,tableclothes,curtains,etc.
8.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcesuchas
radiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother
apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduce
heat.
9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe
polarizedorgrounding -typeplug.A
Thelightningflashwitharrowhead
symbolwithinanequilateraltriangleis
intendedtoalerttheusertothe
presenceofuninsulated "dangerous
voltage"withintheproduct'senclosure
thatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudeto
constituteariskofelectricshock to
persons.
polarizedplughastwobladeswithonewider
than theother.Agrounding typeplug hastwo
bladesandathirdgrounding prong.Thewide
bladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyour
safety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitinto
youroutlet,consultanelectricianfor
replacement oftheobsoleteoutlet.
10.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedon or
pinchedparticularlyatplugs,convenience
receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfrom
theapparatus.Ifthepowercordisdamaged,it
must berepairedbyaqualifiedrepairer.
11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedby
themanufacturer.
12.Useonlywiththecart, stand,tripod,bracketor
tablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwith
theapparatus.Whenacartisused, usecaution
whenmoving thecart/apparatuscombination to
avoidinjuryfromtip-over.
13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsor
whenunusedforlongperiodsof time.
14.Referall servicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
Servicingisrequiredwhen theapparatushas
beendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-
supply
Theexclamation pointwithinan
equilateraltriangleisintendedtoalert
theusertothepresenceofimportant
operatingandmaintenance(servicing)
instructionsintheliterature
accompanyingtheappliance.
WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREOR
ELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCETO RAINORMOISTURE.
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,fire,etc.:
1. Read theseinstructions.
2. KeeptheseInstructions.
3. HeedallWarnings.
4. Followall instructions.
5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
6. Clean onlywithdrycloth. Forstubbornstains,
useasoftclothdampenedwithaweaksolutionof
milddetergent andwater. Drytheapparatus
immediatelyafterwardswithaclean cloth.Donot
useabrasiveclothes,thinners, alcohol,orother
chemicalsolvents, becausetheymaydamage
thefinishorremovethepanellettering.

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cordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeen
spilledorobjectshavefallenintothe
apparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposed
torainormoisture,doesnotoperate
normally,orhasbeendropped.
15.Theapparatusshall notbeexposedtodripping
orsplashing andnoobjectsfilledwithliquids,
suchasvases,shallbeplacedonthe
apparatus.
16.Themainsplugoranappliancecouplerisused
asthedisconnectdevice,thedisconnect
deviceshall remainreadilyoperable.
17.Pleaseread RatingLabelsatthebottomofthe
Senderand Receiverforpowerinputand
othersafetyinformation.
FCC
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC
RulesOperationthatissubjecttofollowingtwo
conditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interferenceand,
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Warning1:Changes ormodificationstothis
unitnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsibleforcompliance couldvoidthe
userauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Warning2:Whenusing thisproduct, itshould
beinstalledandoperatedwithaminimum
distance of7.9in.(20cm)for2.4GHz
operationsbetweentheradiatorand your
body.Thistransmittermustnotbecollocated
oroperateinconjunctionwithanyother
antennaortransmitter.

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SafetyWarnings
Thanks foryourbuying!Pleasereadbeforeinstallation!
If thisInternetRadiohasbeenmoved fromacoldplacetoawarmplace,DONOTplug
itinfor2-3hours(e.g.fromacoldcarboottoawarmroom).Thereisapossibilitythat
moisturemayhavecondensed inthe InternetRadio,thiscancausedamage toyour
InternetRadio.Toavoiddamage pleaseunpack yourInternetRadioand allowitto
stand atroomtemperaturefor2-3hoursbeforeuse.Thiswillhelpanymoisture
evaporateand prevent unnecessarydamage toyourInternet Radio.
DO ensurethat themainsplug iseasilyaccessible.
Covers -Donot removeanyfixed coversasthismayexposedangerousvoltages.
Weather -It isadvisabletounplug an externalaerialduring athunderstorm.
Damage -NeveruseyourInternet Radioifitisdamaged inanyway. Always placeyour
InternetRadioonaflatlevelsurfaceavoidinganywherewhichmaybe subject tostrong
vibration.
Temperature -Avoidextremesof temperature, eitherhot orcold, placeyourInternet
Radiowellawayfromheat sourcessuchasradiatorsorgas/electricfires.
DO NOT usethisapparatusintropicalclimates.
Moisture -Donot allowyourInternet Radiotobe exposed torain, moistureordust. If
you spillanyliquidisspiltintoyourInternetRadioit can causeseriousdamage, switchit
off at themainsimmediately. Contact yourstorewithoutdelay.
CAUTION Donot open anycoversand do not repairyourself. Qualifiedpersonnel
must carryout repairwork.

Contentspage
Contents
SafetyInformation ii
SafetyWarnings iv
PackageContent 2
WhatyouneedbeforeyoucanuseyourInternet Radio................................................... 3
ControlsOverview(a).................................................................................................... 4
ControlsOverview(b).................................................................................................... 6
Installing theremotecontrolbattery.................................................................. 7
Replacingthebattery........................................................................................ 7
Connectingtowirednetwork.......................................................................................... 8
Step1-PowerupRadio................................................................................... 8
Step2 -connecttotheinternet ........................................................................... 8
Step3 SelectYour Region............................................................................. 8
Step4 Access Network.................................................................................. 9
Choosingastation........................................................................................................ 11
ChangingtheStationInformation................................................................................. 12
StationUpdates............................................................................................................ 12
MusicplayerOperationMode...................................................................................... 13
DABOperationMode optionalitem）....................................................................... 14
FM OperationMode..................................................................................................... 15
SettingStationPresets.................................................................................................. 16
SelectingaPresetstation.............................................................................................. 17
DockingandplayingyouriPod..................................................................................... 18
SettingClock............................................................................................................... 19
Daylightsavings........................................................................................................... 20
SettingAlarm............................................................................................................... 21
SleepFunction............................................................................................................. 23
Systemsettings 24
Networksetup.............................................................................................................. 24
Language..................................................................................................................... 24
Factoryreset................................................................................................................. 25
SoftwareUpdates......................................................................................................... 26
SWVersionand RadioID............................................................................................ 26
General Operation 27
Register........................................................................................................................ 27
Requesting aStation..................................................................................................... 27
ReturningToMainMenu............................................................................................. 27
ChangingVolume........................................................................................................ 27
Appendix 28
Step1:SetUpMediaSharinginWMP 11.................................................................... 28
Step2:PlayMusicontheInternetRadio...................................................................... 29
SetUpMedia Sharing inMACOS............................................................................... 30
Troubleshooting 31
Specification 32

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Package Content
Mainunit
Remotecontrol
Instruction
manual

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Whatyou need beforeyou can useyourInternetRadio
BeforeyouuseyourInternet Radio, youneedthefollowing:
Wireless LANSetting:
·Abroadband Internet connection.
·Awireless accesspoint (Wi-Fi)connected toyourbroadband Internet, preferablyvia arouter.
·Ifyourwireless network isconfigured touseWired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)orWi-FiProtected
Access (WPA)dataencryption then you need toknowthe WEPorWPAcode soyou can get the
Internet Radiotocommunicatewiththe network.
·Ifyourwireless network isconfigured fortrusted stationsyou will need toenterthe Radio’sMAC
addressintoyourwireless accesspoint. Tofind the Radio’sMACaddressusemenu itemsas
follows:
Mainmenu àSystemsettings àNetwork àViewsettingsàMACAddress
·Toenterthe MACaddressintoyourwireless accesspoint,you must read the instructions
supplied withthe wireless accesspoint.
Beforeyou continue,makesurethat yourwireless accesspoint ispowered up and connected toyour
broadband Internet, toget thispart of the systemworking you must read the instructionssupplied with
the wireless accesspoint.

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ControlsOverview(a)
UNITTOPVIEW
UNITFRONTVIEW
1
iPod docking 9 SNOOZEbutton
2
INFObutton 10 ALARMbutton
3
Pleasereferbelownote1 11 SCANbutton
4
PRESETbutton 12 MODEbutton
5
Pleasereferbelownote2 13 STANDBY/ONbutton
6
MENU button 14 Displayscreen
7
VOL+button 15 Earphone socket
8
VOL-button
Note1:
Note2:
SELECTbutton

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Control InternetDABFMmode MediaPlayeriPod mode
ALARM
Press toset Alarms
INFO
Press to
displayQueue
information
No function
No function PreviousTrack
No function Play/Pause
No function NextTrack
SCAN
No function Press toscan stations No function
PRESET
Press andholdtosavePreset station
1-10;
Press toload Preset station
1-10.
No function
MODE
Press toconvert among InternetRadio,MusicPlayer,DAB,FM, iPod mode
MENU
Press toMainmenu and otheroptions
Press to scrollup
Press toscrolldown
FMmode: press and hold or toauto-searching
Press toprevioustrack
Press tonexttrack
SELECT button:
a. Press toconfirm
b. FMMode: press tosearching nextactivestation
Press todecreasevolume
Press toincreasevolume
Whenalarmiscoming,press toset SNOOZE
Otherwise, presstoset SLEEP
STANDBY/ON
Press toturnon/offRadio

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ControlsOverview(b)
REMOTECONTROLVIEW
1 MODEbutton 7 ALARMbutton
2 STANDBY/ONbutton 8 SNOOZE/SLEEPbutton
3 VOL button
9 INFObutton
4 VOL button 10 MENU button
5 Pleasereferbelownote1 11 Pleasereferbelownote2
6 PRESETbutton 1-10
Note1:
Note2:
SELECTbutton
UNITBOTTOMVIEW

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Installingtheremotecontrol battery
Replacingthebattery

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Connecting towirednetwork
Step1-PowerupRadio
First,connecttoyourInternetRadioadaptorand ensurethe PowerLEDislightup.Inuse, Radiocan
be switched on oroff bypress button.
Step2-connecttotheinternet
1．Press SELECT toenterInternet Radiomode.
Alternatively, you maypress MODE repeatedlyuntil ‘Internetradio’showsup, stop pressing.
2. Following is:
Step3 –SelectYourRegion
1.Press or untilyourregionisshowsup, press SELECT toconfirm,then yourradiowillaskyou to
enternetwork.

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Step4 –Access Network
1.InsomecasesRadio mayfind morethan one network.Press or tocyclethrough the namelist,
and then press SELECT when the nameof yourownnetwork isdisplayed.
2.If yournetwork isnotconfigured torequestapassword(WEP/WPA), radio willconnect tothe network
and display:
3.IfaWEP/WPAkey(password)isrequired, radiowillnow askyou toinput the WEP/WPAcode and will
displaythe passwordentry screen asfollows:
lPress or tocyclethrough the alpha-numericcharacterlist. Press SELECT toselectan
appointed character.
lIfyoumakeamistakewhileenteryourpassword, select ‘ ’ icon todeleteacharacter.
FNote: a.for , itsfullnameisBackspace.
b.the methodof select , or icon iswhen cursordirectorto ’,
continue press or toselect.
c. WEP/WPApasscodeinput iscase-sensitive
lSelect returntoprevioustrack.
lAfterselecting the finalcharacterofyourpassword,press or to and press SELECT.

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4.It shouldnowsuccessfullyconnecttoyournetwork,press or to<STATIONLIST>,and then
press SELECT toconfirm.
FNote: a. Radio willautomaticallysavetheWEP/WPA you’veinput, sono usetore-entered,unless a
<FACTORYRESET> isbeing executed.
Aftertrying toconnecttonetwork,ifit says:
Perhapsyou need:
A.Check yourrouter,see itworking normallyornot.
B.Relocateyourradiotoamorestrengthsignerarea,maybe necessary!Makesureyour
passwordiscorrect input.
FNote: If youmakeamistakeatanypoint,press togobacktothepreviousscreen.
5.Toget youraccess code or FAQ solutions, press or to<HELP>,press SELECT toconfirm.

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Choosing astation
Afteryourradiohassuccessful connected tonetwork, you arenowreadytoselect astation.
1.Press or to<STATIONLIST>, press SELECT confirm.
2. Press or to<STATIONS>,press SELECT toconfirm.
3.Therearefiveoptionsareavailableforyou chooseastation.
FNote: LOCATION’enablesyoutochoosefromtheradiostationsprovided byanycountrywhichyouchoose
fromalist.
a.Press or to<LOCATION>, press SELECT toconfirm.
b.Press or toyourregion, press SELECT toconfirm, using the samemethod choicecountry,
station inturn,Radiowillnowloading.
FNote: GENRE’enablesyoutochooseradiostationsaccording totheircontent, forexampleClassicRock,
Sport, News,etc.
a.Press or to<GENRE>, press SELECT, and then press or tothe type of contentyou
want, press SELECT toconfirm.
b. Press or tothe stationyouwant, press SELECT to confirm.
FNote: a. Someradiostationsdonot broadcast 24hoursperday,andsomestationsarenotalwayson-line.
b.Ifthisstation hason-demandcontent(thatis,itgivestheoption oflistening toprogramswhichhave
alreadybeenbroadcast.

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Changing theStation Information
It ispossibletochange the information thatisdisplayedon the second line ofthe displaywhen
listeningInternetprogram.Tochange theinformation displayed bypressing INFO.
1.Description ofStation
Thisis scrolling textinformation suppliedbythe Internet station.
It maycompriseinformation on musictitlesordetailsof the
programmeand isprovided bythe broadcaster.
2.
L
ocation ofStation
Thisisadescription of the type of programmeprovided by
eitherinternetradiostation orbroadcaster.
3.ReliabilityofStation
Thiswillshowthe degree ofreliabilityofstation whichyou are
listeningto.
4.
SignalInformation
ofStation
Thisshowsthe digitalbitrateand the signalmode.
5.PlaybackBufferofStation
Thisdisplaysthe playback bufferstrengthof current station.
6.
Date
ofStation
Thisdisplaysthe dateand isprovided bythe broadcastersowill
be accurate.
Station Updates
Occasionally,Radiowilltellyou thatit isreceiving an updated station list.Itdoesthisautomaticallyand
periodically, ensuring yourRadioalwayshasthe lateststation directory on-board.

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MusicplayerOperation Mode
FNote: Toplaythisorder,reading appendixatfirst, whichat following pagesishighlyrecommending!
A.PLAYSHAREDMEDIA
1.Press MODE repeatedlyuntil<MUSICPLAYER>isshowsup. Orenter ‘MAINMENU’, and then
pressor to<MUSICPLAYER>,press SELECT.
2. Press or toyourpurposeone, then step bystep toyouridealMusic. Alternatively,
B. PLAYSHAREDFOLDERS
1.At<Musicplayer>subdirectory, press or to<SHAREDFOLDERS>, press SELECT toconfirm.
2. Press or toyourpurposeone, then step bystep toyouridealMusic.
C. PCsetting
1. At<Musicplayer>subdirectory, press or to<PCSETTINGS>, press SELECT toconfirm.
2. Press SELECT toconfirmtoinput your ‘username’, and then press toinputyour ‘Password’.

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DABOperation Mode optional item）
1. SwitchRadioon and press MODE repeatedlyuntil <DAB RADIO>isshowsup. Forinitialuse, it
will nowscan forDABstationsinyourarea and storetheminmemory.
FNote: toenterthismode,youmayalsopresstogoesbackto<MAINMENU>, andthenpressor to
<DAB >,press SELECT toconfirm.
2.Oncethe scanning iscompleted,the DABstationswill be displayed inalphanumericorder.The first
station inthe list willbe selected.
3.You can movebacktothe previousscreen at anytimebypress , then thereis<Localscan>,<Full
scan>and <Manualtune>availableforyourchoice.
4.Oncethe scanning iscompleted, press or tocyclethrough stationslist, and then press SELECT
toconfirm.
FNote: a.if no DABsignalisfoundinyourarea,it maybe necessaryforyoutorelocateyourradio.
Alternatively, visit
http://www.ukdigitalradio.com/coverage
tocheckthatDAB coverageisavailableinyourarea.
b. “Localscan”onlysearchthe stationswhichlocated at Britainregion, if youatotherlocation,
makea “Full scan”ishighlyrecommending!
DynamicLabel Segment(DLS):
Thisisscrolling textinformation supplied bythe DAB station.Itmaycompriseinformation
on musictitleordetail ofthe programand isprovided bythe broadcaster.

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FMOperation Mode
A.GENERALOPERATION
1. SwitchRadioon and press MODE repeatedlyuntil<FMRADIO>isshowsup. Forinitial use, it will
start atthe beginning of theFMfrequency range (87.50MHz).Otherwise, the last FMstation you
werelistening towillbe selected.
FNote: toenterthismode,youmayalsopresstogoesbackto<MAINMENU>, andthenpressor to
<FMradio>,press SELECT toconfirm.
2. Press or toincreaseordecreasethe frequency by0.05MHzperstep.
3. To ‘SEEK’activestationautomatically, press and holdor , oralternativelypress SCAN.
FNote: a.To seeking’the nextactivestation automatically, repeatstep 3.
b.Theunitwilldisplaythefrequencychanging untilit stopsonthenextstation.
c.Afteritrunning totheendofthe frequencyrange,it willrestart search.
B. SCANSETTING
1. Running intoFMmode, at anystep bypress toenter,and then pressor to<SCAN
SETTING>, press SELECT toconfirm.
2. Press or toselect ‘YES’or ‘NO’,and then press SELECT toconfirm.

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C. AUDIO SETTING
1. Running intoFMmode, at anystep bypress toenter,and then pressor to<AUDIO
SETTING>, press SELECT toconfirm.
3. Press or toselect ‘YES’or ‘NO’,and then press SELECT toconfirm.
Setting Station Presets
YourRadiocan store10 Internet,10 DABand 10 FMstationspreset, topreset currentstation:
1.Press andholdone of PRESET buttons1-10 on remotecontrol, untilitsay:
Oralternatively,you can storestationsthrough:
lPress andhold PRESET atfirst,and then press or toyourpurposeone.
2.Press SELECT toconfirm, and then it will returntoitsnormal working condition, and preseticon
appeared on display.