John Lewis Octave User manual

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Contents
3 Important safety information
4 Packing list
4 Your Octave internet radio
7 Quick-steps guide to getting started
8 DAB mode instructions
11 FM mode instruction
13 Bluetooth instructions
14 AUX-IN instructions
15 Internet radio instructions
17 Music Player instructions
21 Alarm
22 Sleep
23 Setting the clock
24 Connecting to a network
25 Connecting with UNDOK
26 Setting up music server
28 System settings
31 Troubleshooting
33 Technical specification
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Important safety information
Thank you for purchasing this John Lewis internet radio. Please read the
instructions and warnings carefully before use, to ensure safe and
satisfactory operation of this product.
It is most important this instruction leaflet be retained with the product for
future reference. These warnings have been provided in the interest of
safety. You MUST read them carefully before using the appliance. If you are
unsure of the meanings of these warnings contact the John Lewis store
from which you purchased the appliance.
- This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
- To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons DO
NOT IMMERSE CORD, plug or base unit in water or other liquids.
- Unplug from the mains when not in use, before putting on or taking
off parts and before cleaning.
- Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug, or after
the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner.
Return the appliance to the nearest John Lewis store.
- Do not let power cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch
hot surfaces.
- In the event of a fault, contact your nearest John Lewis store. No
repair should be attempted by the consumer.
- Do not use the appliance for anything other than intended use.
- For household use only, do not use outdoors.
- Save these instructions for future reference.
Warning! Polythene bags over the product or packaging may be dangerous.
To avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children.
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Packing list
1 Octave internet radio
1 DC 12V 2.5A power adapter
1 Instruction manual
1 Remote control
Your Octave internet radio
1 Multi-function navigation dial and Select button
a) Press once to turn ON
b) Long press to turn OFF
c) When audio is playing, rotate to change volume
d) When audio is playing, press once to mute audio
e) When in a menu, rotate to navigate, press once to select option
f) When alarm is sounding, press once to SNOOZE
2 Presets
3 Info button
4 Menu/back button
5 a) Bluetooth mode : Previous track, Play/Pause and Skip track button
b) In radio modes : Tune - and Tune +
6 Source button - Press once to enter audio source menu
7 TFT color display
8 Headphones socket
9 Speakers
10 Aerial
11 AUX-IN (to connect external MP3 music source from the iPod, or
other devices)
12 Line-out socket
13 USB socket for USB stick with MP3 music playback (not for
charging)
14 DC power in (12V)
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16 a) Internet Radio, MyPlayer and BT : Play/Pause
b) FM mode - Auto Scan
17 a) Volume up & down buttons
b) Press up or down to navigate menu.
18 a) DAB mode : Show station list
b) FM mode : Manual Tune - and Tune +
c) MusicPlayer mode : Skip/Previous Track
19 Select/Mute
20 Preset buttons
21 Preset recall menu
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Quick-step guide to getting started
To get started
1 Place Octave on a suitable shelf or table.
2 Extend the telescopic antenna.
3 Connect the power adapter between Octave and the
mains supply.
4 Press the ‘ / Volume’ dial to turn on.
For DAB
1 Product defaults to DAB mode.
2 If this is the first time you use, it will automatically start scanning.
This may take a few minutes - previously-selected station or first
station on the station list will automatically play.
3 To change station, press ‘Tune +’ button and use the ‘rotational
navigation’ to choose a radio station, press dial to select.
4 Adjust volume using ‘ /Volume’ dial, turn anticlockwise to
decrease and clockwise to increase volume.
For FM
1 Press ‘source’ button to enter source Menu and use the ‘rotational’
dial to select FM.
2 To automatically scan for station, long press ‘Tune +’ or ‘Tune -’.
3 To manual tune in 0.05MHz increments press ‘Tune +’ or ‘Tune -’.
4 Adjust volume using ‘ /Volume’ dial, turn anti-clockwise to
decrease and clockwise to increase volume.
Note: During the scanning, the sound will be muted automatically.
For Bluetooth
1 Press ‘source’ button to enter Audio Source Menu and ‘rotational’
dial to select Bluetooth.
2 Radio TFT screen displays ‘discoverable…’. Activate your Bluetooth
device and select the search mode.
3 ‘JL Octave’ will appear on your Bluetooth device. Select it and enter
‘0000’ for the password if necessary.
4 Your radio with display \ BLUETOOTH connected.
5 Press ‘ ’, ‘ ’ or ‘ ’ button for music playback.
Note: The unit will automatically switch to standby mode after 10
minutes if the source device is disconnected, switched off or the
volume is too quiet.
For Internet radio
You must first connect to a network - see page 15
For Music player
You must set up a music server – see page 17
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DAB radio mode
Detailed instructions
DAB radio mode receives DAB/DAB+ digital radio and displays information
about the station and programme/track as broadcast.
To enter DAB mode, press ‘source’, use the navigation dial and select
button to choose DAB from the icon menu.
Scanning for stations
The first time you use Octave, or if the station list is empty, the radio
automatically performs a full scan to see what stations are available. You
may also need to start a scan manually to update the list of stations for one
of the following reasons:
- New stations may become available from time to time.
- If reception was not good for the original scan (for example the
antenna was not up), this may result in an empty or incomplete list
of available stations.
To do a full scan
Select Menu > Scan. Once a scan is complete, the radio returns to playing
the previously-selected station or first station on the station list.
To remove stations that are listed but unavailable
Select Menu > Prune invalid.
Presets
Octave has 20 preset stores for DAB stations. Presets 1-4 have dedicated
buttons, presets 4-20 are within the on-screen menu.
To store preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press and hold the preset 1, 2, 3 or 4 button until the display shows the text
‘preset saved’ with a tick icon.
To store preset 5-20
Press and hold preset button 5+. The display will shows a list of the preset
stores numbered 1 to 20 these are displayed as either ‘Empty’ or with the
currently stored station name. Use the navigation dial to choose a preset
memory then press ‘select’ to store the currently-playing station. After
confirming the preset station is stored the display reverts to the Now
Playing screen.
To recall preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press preset button 1, 2, 3 or 4. This will play the radio station stored in
preset 1, 2, 3 or 4.
To recall a preset 5-20
Press preset button 5+ The display will show a list of the presets stored
number 1-20. Use the navigation dial to chose a preset and press ‘select’ to
play that station.
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Now playing information
While a station is playing, the screen shows its name and DLS (Dynamic
Label Segment) information broadcast by the station such as programme
name, track title and contact details.
Press Info button to cycle through
- Programme type
- Ensemble name
- Channel number/frequency
- Signal strength
- Power status (Mains)
- Date
Note: DL Plus presents additional information that can be broadcast by
stations and stored temporarily on your radio.
DAB menu
Press the ‘Menu’ button to access all DAB radio options, you are presented
with the following list
> Station list
> Scan
> Manual tune
> Prune invalid
> DRC
> System settings
Station list
All available DAB stations will be listed here. Use the ‘navigation’ dial and
‘select’ button to choose a radio station.
Note: If there is a ‘?’ before the name of the radio station, that means that
station is not available in your current location. See Prune invalid on page 9.
Full scan
Press Menu > Full Scan to scan the airwaves of your location for all available
DAB radio station.
Manual tune
As well as the normal method of scanning, you can also manually tune to a
particular channel/frequency. This can be useful for adjusting your antenna
to achieve the best possible reception.
To manually tune
Press Menu > Manual tune
Then use the ‘navigation’ dial and ‘select’ button to chose a particular
channel/frequency.
The display shows a live indication of the received signal strength on the
selected frequency.
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Manual tune cont.
Adjustments to your antenna will be manifested in the received signal
strength displayed.
Note: The division in the signal strength bar indicates the audio quality
threshold – if the signal strength, as indicated by the solid rectangles, falls
below this threshold the audio quality will deteriorate.
When a channel/frequency is selected Octave also scans for any DAB
stations on the selected frequency and updates the station list with any new
stations found. To listen to any stations found, return to the Now playing
screen and select the required station from the station list as normal.
Prune invalid
If a station is not available in your current location a ‘?’ will appear before
the name of the station as shown in the ‘station list’.
Prune invalid will remove these stations leaving only ones that are available
at your current location.
Press Menu > Prune Invalid > YES
Dynamic range compression (DRC)
This function reduces the difference between the loudest and quietest
audio being broadcast. Effectively, this makes quiet sounds comparatively
louder, and loud sounds comparatively quieter.
Note: DRC only works if it is enabled by the broadcaster for a specific
station.
To change the DRC setting
Select Menu > DRC > The options available are: DRC high | low | off.
System settings
You can access system settings from all audio settings menus.
For more information see page 28
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FM radio mode
Detailed instructions
FM radio mode receives analogue radio from the FM band and displays RDS
(Radio Data System) information about the station and show (where
broadcast).
To enter FM mode, press ‘source’, use the ‘navigation’ dial and ‘select’
button to chose FM from the icon menu.
Selecting stations
The first time you select FM radio, Octave is set to the lowest frequency in
the FM band. On subsequent selections the last used frequency/station is
displayed.
To scan for a station in FM mode
Press and hold ‘Tune +/-’ to automatically scan through the FM band
frequencies, showing the current frequency on the screen display. A scan
stops when a signal is found. The search will stop at each station with a
strong signal.
Alternatively, you can manually tune, by a single press of ‘Tune +/-’. This will
move up or down in 0.05 MHz increments.
Presets
Octave has 20 preset stores for FM stations. Presets 1-4 have dedicated
buttons, presets 5-20 are within the on-screen menu
To store preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press and hold the preset 1, 2, 3 or 4 button until the display shows the text
‘preset saved’ with a green tick icon
To store preset 5-20
Press and hold preset button 5+
The display will shows a list of the Preset stores numbered 1 to 20 these are
displayed as either ‘Empty’ or with the currently stored station name. Use
the navigation dial to choose a preset memory then press ‘select’ to store
the currently-playing station. After confirming the preset station is stored
the display reverts to the Now playing screen.
To recall preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press preset button 1, 2, 3 or 4 This will play the radio station stored in
preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
To recall a preset 5-20
Press preset button 5+
The display will show a list of the presets stored number 1 -20
Use the navigation dial to choose a preset and press ‘select’ to play that
station.
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Display information
While FM radio is playing, the screen shows its frequency, or if RDS
information is available, station name and any further ‘RadioText’
information. If no information is available, just the frequency and a No
RadioText message is shown.
Press Info to cycle through info display options:
- RDS Radio text
- Programme type
- Frequency, name
- Mono/stereo
- Power status
- Date
FM radio menu
Press the ‘Menu’ button to access all FM radio options, you are presented
with the following list
> Scan settings
> Audio settings
> System settings
Scan settings
By default, FM scans stop at only stations with a strong signal.
To change scan settings to stop at all stations.
Press Menu > Scan settings > All stations
Audio settings
By default, all stereo stations are reproduced in stereo. For weak stations,
this may result in poor quality audio. The audio quality can be improved
using mono.
To play weak stations in mono
Press Menu > Audio settings > Forced mono.
System settings
You can access system settings from all audio settings menus.
For more information see page 28
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Bluetooth mode
Detailed instructions
Bluetooth mode allows Octave to act as a wireless speaker playing audio
content from a connected Bluetooth capable device.
To enter BLUETOOTH mode, press ‘source’, use the ‘navigation’ dial and
‘select’ button to choose BLUETOOTH from the icon menu.
To connect a Bluetooth capable device, use your Bluetooth capable smart
device to pair and connect with the Octave.
Use the Press ‘ ’, ‘ ’ or ‘ ’ button for music playback.
Bluetooth menu
Octave does not have BLUETOOTH menu settings, please check your
connected device for settings.
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AUX-IN mode
Detailed instructions
AUX-IN mode plays audio from an external source such as an MP3 player.
To enter AUX-IN mode, press ‘source’, use the ‘navigation’ dial and ‘select’
button to chose AUX-IN from the icon menu.
To connect to an external audio source:
1 Turn the volume low on both Octave and, if adjustable, the audio
source device.
2 Connect the external audio source to the AUX-IN 3.5mm stereo
socket.
3 Adjust the volume of Octave (and, if necessary, the audio source
device) as required.
AUX-IN menu
Octave does not have AUX-IN menu settings, please check your external
source for settings.
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Internet radio mode
Detailed instructions
Octave can play thousands of radio stations and podcasts from around the
world through a broadband Internet connection.
To enter Internet Radio mode, press ‘source’, use the ‘navigation’ dial and
‘select’ button to chose Internet Radio from the icon menu.
Note: The station list menu is provided from the Internet radio portal, so it
is only accessible when Octave is connected to the Internet. Station lists
and sub menus may change from time to time.
Connecting to the internet – see page 24
Select a station through one of the menu options
> Last listened
> Station List
> Favourites lists
> Browse by Country, Genre, Most popular, Newest
> Search by keyword
> My added stations
Last listened
When Internet radio mode restarts, the last-listened station is selected. To
select another recently used station, select Menu > Last listened then one
of the stations listed. Most recent stations appear at the top of the list.
Presets
Octave has 20 preset stores for Internet Radio stations. Presets 1-4 have
dedicated buttons, presets 5-20 are within the on-screen menu
To store preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press and hold the preset 1, 2, 3 or 4 button until the display shows the text
‘preset saved’ with a green tick icon
To store preset 5-20
Press and hold preset button 5+
The display will shows a list of the Preset stores numbered 1 to 20 these are
displayed as either ‘Empty’ or with the currently stored station name. Use
the navigation dial to choose a preset memory then press ‘select’ to store
the currently-playing station. After confirming the preset station is stored
the display reverts to the Now playing screen.
To recall preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
Press preset button 1, 2, 3 or 4 This will play the radio station stored in
preset 1, 2, 3 or 4
To recall a preset 5-20
Press preset button 5+
The display will show a list of the presets stored number 1 -20
Use the navigation dial to choose a preset and press ‘select’ to play that
station.
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Favourites
Favourites are stored on the Internet radio portal. Before you set up an
account on the portal from its Web interface (www.wifiradio-frontier.com),
the favourites are associated solely with the radio on which you set them.
After you set up a portal account, all the favourites from your different
radios are merged into a combined favourites list. This combined list is
available to all the radios on your account.
To store a playing station as a favourite, press and hold Select until the
display shows ‘Favourite added’. The station appears in the default favourites
list Stations.
To select a favourite, select Menu > Station list > My favourites >
[Favourites list] > [Station].
Browse
To browse Internet broadcasts, select Menu > Station list > then either
Stations > or Podcasts > Browse through the menus to find broadcasts.
Search
You can also search through Internet broadcasts for stations or podcasts
with particular keywords in their title.
To search, select Menu > Station list > then either Stations > or Podcasts >
Enter a keyword by selecting characters then OK. The search entry screens
are similar in operation to the Wi-Fi password entry screen.
Select a broadcast from the list.
For podcasts, you may be able to select a particular episode.
My added stations
Even though the Internet radio portal contains thousands of stations, you
may want to listen to stations not listed. You can add your own stations via
the portal. These added stations are accessible from Octave by selecting
Menu > Station list > My added stations > [Station].
Now playing information
While the stream is playing, the screen shows its name and description. If
artist and track information is available, this is also shown. To view further
information, press Info.
Each time you press Info, another set of information is displayed, cycling
through the following details:
- Artist and track name (default; where available)
- Description
- Genre and show country
- Reliability
- Bit rate and Codec and Sampling
- Playback buffer
- Today’s date
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Music player mode (network)
Detailed instructions
Music player mode plays audio files such as MP3s, AACs, WMAs or FLACs
from a computer on the local network.
See Setting up a music server on page 26
To enter Music Player mode, press ‘source’, use the ‘navigation’ dial and
‘select’ button to chose Music Player from the icon menu.
You can use and to move through tracks. Press and hold to rewind
or fast forward and press quickly to select previous or next track. Press the
back button to move to the previous level of the menu tree.
Shared media (from UPnP media server)
Select Menu > Shared media >
If you have set up shared media (as described on page 22), you should see
an entry consisting of <computer name>: <Shared media name>, for
example JB-Laptop: Audio. If you have more than one computer sharing
media, the alternatives are listed. Select the shared media you want to play.
From this point on, the menus are generated from the shared media server
(typically Windows Media Player).
The first menu shows a list of media types, for example Music, Video,
Pictures and Playlists. Octave can only play music and playlists.
There is also a search function, which finds tracks in a similar way to Internet
radio search.
From Music, there are numerous ways of selecting tracks, including:
- Genre
- Artist
- Album
- Composer
- Rating
Once you have found a track you want to play, press Select. A short press
plays the track immediately and a long press adds the track to the playlist.
You can also add entire albums to the playlist.
Octave plays either the selected track or the playlist.
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Wake-on-LAN
If shared media is selected a list of available music servers will be displayed.
If a ‘?’ appears before the server name, this indicates that the server has
been seen before and supports Wake-on-LAN functionality, but cannot
currently be found on the network.
If a server with a ‘?’ mark is selected by the user, the device will try to wake
the server up and connect to it. In some instances this may not be possible
as the server may not be connected to the network any more or may be
switched off.
Prune servers
From time to time it may be necessary to remove servers displaying ‘?’ in
front of the server name from the server list. For example, if the device is
moved to a new network or if a Wake-on-LAN server is removed from
your current network.
To perform this function go to Menu > Prune servers > Yes
USB playback
To play audio from a USB mass-storage device such as a USB Flash stick or
USB hard drive, select Menu > USB playback.
Browsing folders from this point on, menus are generated from the folders
on the USB device. Browse folders with the Select control and Back button.
The display shows folder and file names (not necessarily track names).
Once you have found a track that you want to play, press Select. A short
press plays the track immediately.
A long press (at any time while the track is displayed or playing) adds the
track to My playlist. You can also add entire folders to My playlist.
Playlists
Octave holds a queue of up to 200 tracks in the playlist.
Playlist tracks can be mixed from multiple UPnP servers.
To manage the playlist, select Menu > My playlist.
To view the playlist, scroll though it by turning Select. UPnP tracks show
their track name.
To play the playlist from a certain track, quick Select.
To erase a track from the playlist, long Select then confirm YES.
If you select a track/album/folder for instant playback (without using the
playlist), the playlist is preserved. The playlist is also preserved during
standby.
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Repeat/shuffle
You can repeat tracks or play them in random order by selecting Menu >
Repeat play or Menu > Shuffle play.
Now playing information
While a track is playing, the screen shows its track and artist (UPnP). There
is also a progress bar with figures for elapsed and total track time. At the
bottom of the screen, an icon indicates UPnP. To view further information,
press Info. Each time you press Info , another set of information is displayed,
cycling through:
UPnP: playback progress bar (default), album, codec/sampling rate, playback
buffer bar, today’s date.
Using the ‘Play To’ feature in Windows 7 to stream media
One of the new Windows 7 features includes a feature called ‘Play To’ and
this lets your PC running Windows 7 control Octave to push media and
use as a universal remote control for your media collection.
Octave supports the industry standard DLNA (Digital Living Network
Alliance) 1.5 digital media renderer. This allows you to ‘Play To’ other
devices around your home and combine media streaming with controlling a
connected media receiver while streaming content to it from another
Windows 7 PC on a home network.
Before you can use the ‘Play To’ feature you need the set-up Octave for
Windows 7 streaming media.
Use ‘Play To’ in Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player makes it easy to manage your media, find items
that you want to play, and open ‘Play To’. To select items that you want to
play, follow these steps:
1 Click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click Windows
Media Player. If the Player is currently open and you’re in Now
Playing mode, click the Switch to Library button in the upper-right
corner of the Player.
2 If the list pane is closed or if the Burn or Sync tabs are exposed,
click the Play tab.
3 Find the items that you want to play in the Player Library, and then
drag those items from the details pane into the list pane.
4 Click the ‘Play To’ button at the top of the list pane, click the device
on your network that will receive the media.
5 In the ‘Play To’ dialogue box, use the playback controls to play,
pause, or stop the media stream, and to change to the next or
previous item in the list.
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Use ‘Play To’ elsewhere in Windows 7
Outside of Windows Media Player, you can stream media to Octave with
‘Play To’ by right-clicking music files. To select music files and stream them
to Octave, follow these steps:
1 Click the files you want to stream to Octave.
2 Right-click the selected files, point to ‘Play To’, and then click the
device on the network that will receive the media.
3 In the ‘Play To’ dialogue box, use the playback controls to play,
pause, or stop the media stream, and to change to the next or
previous item in the list.
Now playing information
While a track is playing, the screen shows its track name (UPnP). There is
also a progress bar with figures for elapsed and total track time. At the
bottom of the screen, an icon indicates UPnP. To view further information,
press Info.
Each time you press Info, another set of information is displayed, cycling
through the following:
Artist, album, codec/sampling rate, playback buffer.
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