LENCO DIR-141 User manual

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Model: DIR-141
User manual –Stereo internet radio with DAB+, FM and Bluetooth
Gebruikshandleiding –Stereo internetradio met DAB+, FM en Bluetooth
Bedienungsanleitung –Stereo-Internetradio mit DAB+, UKW und Bluetooth
Mode d’emploi – Radio Internet stéréo avec DAB+, FM et Bluetooth
Manual de usuario –Radio estéreo con Internet, DAB+, FM y Bluetooth
Radio Stereo Internet con DAB+, FM e Bluetooth

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Index
English.....................................................................................................................................................3
Nederlands............................................................................................................................................34
Deutsch .................................................................................................................................................65
Français ...............................................................................................................................................100
Español................................................................................................................................................131
Italiano ................................................................................................................................................162
Version 1.0

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English
CAUTION:
Usage of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USE
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN MIND:
1. Do not cover or block any ventilation openings. When placing the device on a shelf,
leave 5 cm (2”) free space around the whole device.
2. Install in accordance with the supplied user manual.
3. Keep the device away from heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, candles and other
heat-generating products or naked flame. The device can only be used in moderate climates.
Extremely cold or warm environments should be avoided. Working temperature between
0° and 35°C.
4. Avoid using the device near strong magnetic fields.
5. Electrostatic discharge can disturb normal usage of this device. If so, simply reset and restart
the device following the instruction manual. During file transmission, please handle with care
and operate in a static-free environment.
6. Warning! Never insert an object into the product through the vents or openings. High voltage
flows through the product and inserting an object can cause electric shock and/or short circuit
internal parts. For the same reason, do not spill water or liquid on the product.
7. Do not use in wet or moist areas such as bathrooms, steamy kitchens or near swimming pools.
8. The device shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and make sure that no objects filled
with liquids, such as vases, are placed on or near the apparatus.
9. Do not use this device when condensation may occur. When the unit is used in a warm wet
room with damp, water droplets or condensation may occur inside the unit and the unit may
not function properly; let the unit stand in power OFF for 1 or 2 hours before turning on the
power: the unit should be dry before getting any power.
10. Although this device is manufactured with the utmost care and checked several times before
leaving the factory, it is still possible that problems may occur, as with all electrical appliances.
If you notice smoke, an excessive build-up of heat or any other unexpected phenomena, you
should disconnect the plug from the main power socket immediately.
11. This device must operate on a power source as specified on the specification label. If you are
not sure of the type of power supply used in your home, consult your dealer or local power
company.
12. Keep away from animals. Some animals enjoy biting on power cords.
13. To clean the device, use a soft dry cloth. Do not use solvents or petrol based fluids.
To remove severe stains, you may use a damp cloth with dilute detergent.
14. The supplier is not responsible for damage or lost data caused by malfunction, misuse,
modification of the device or battery replacement.
15. Do not interrupt the connection when the device is formatting or transferring files. Otherwise,
data may be corrupted or lost.
16. If the unit has USB playback function, the USB memory stick should be plugged into the unit
directly. Don’t use an USB extension cable because it can cause interference resulting in failing
of data.
17. The rating label has been marked on the bottom or back panel of the device.
18. This device is not intended for use by people (including children) with physical, sensory or
mental disabilities, or a lack of experience and knowledge, unless they’re under supervision or
have received instructions about the correct use of the device by the person who is responsible
for their safety.
19. This product is intended for non professional use only and not for commercial or industrial use.
20. Make sure the unit is adjusted to a stable position. Damage caused by using this product in an
unstable position vibrations or shocks or by failure to follow any other warning or precaution
contained within this user manual will not be covered by warranty.
21. Never remove the casing of this device.

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22. Never place this device on other electrical equipment.
23. Do not allow children access to plastic bags.
24. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
25. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the device has
been damaged in any way, such as the power supply cord or the plug, when liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the device, when the device has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
26. Long exposure to loud sounds from personal music players may lead to temporary or
permanent hearing loss.
27. If the product is delivered with power cable or AC power adaptor:
⚫If any trouble occur, disconnect the AC power cord and refer servicing to qualified
personnel.
⚫Don’t step on or pinch the power adaptor. Be very careful, particularly near the plugs and
the cable’s exit point. Do not place heavy items on the power adaptor, which may
damage it. Keep the entire device out of children’s reach! When playing with the power
cable, they can seriously injure themselves.
⚫Unplug this device during lightning storms or when unused for a long period.
⚫The socket outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible.
⚫Do not overload ac outlets or extension cords. Overloading can cause fire or electric
shock.
⚫Devices with class 1 construction should be connected to a main socket outlet with a
protective earthed connection.
⚫Devices with class 2 construction do not require a earthed connection.
⚫Always hold the plug when pulling it out of the main supply socket. Do not pull the power
cord. This can cause a short circuit.
⚫Do not use a damaged power cord or plug or a loose outlet. Doing so may result in fire or
electric shock.
28. If the product contains or is delivered with a remote control containing coin/cell batteries:
Warning:
⚫“Do not ingest battery, Chemical Burn Hazard” or equivalent working.
⚫[The remote control supplied with] This product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the
battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to
death.
⚫Keep new and used batteries away from children.
⚫If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it
away from children.
⚫If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body,
seek immediate medical attention.
29. Caution about the use of Batteries:
⚫Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or
equivalent type.
⚫Battery cannot be subjected to high or low extreme temperatures, low air pressure at
high altitude during use, storage or transportation.
⚫Replacement of a battery with an incorrect type that can result in an explosion or the
leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
⚫Disposal of a battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting of a
battery, that can result in an explosion.
⚫Leaving a battery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment that can
result in an explosion or that leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
⚫A battery subjected to extremely low air pressure that may result in an explosion or the
leakage of flammable liquid or gas.
⚫Attention should be drawn to the environmental aspects of battery disposal.
INSTALLATION
•Unpack all parts and remove protective material.

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•Do not connect the unit to the mains before checking the mains voltage and before all other
connections have been made.
Product Overview

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1. Display
2. Menu button
3. FAV button
4. Previous button
5. Standby button
6. Navigate/VOL/OK wheel
7. Sleep button
8. Alarm button
9. Next button
10. Dimmer button
11. Preset buttons
12. Telescopic Antenna
13. DC IN socket
14. Earphone socket (3.5mm)
15. AUX IN socket (3.5mm)

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Remote Control
1. Standby button
2. Mute button
3. EQ set tone
4. Dimmer button
5. Sleep button
6. Alarm button
7. Go back button
8. Go forward button
9. Stop button
10. Play/pause button
11. Mode buttton
12. Home button

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13. Navigate Up button
14. Navigate Left button
15. Navigate Right button
16. Navigate Down button
17. OK button
18. VOL- button
19. VOL+ button
20. Input letters and numbers
21. FAV button
22. FAV+ button
Note: the cursor buttons (14, 15) on the remote control can also be used to
navigate through the system menu.
Note: you can only connect to a 2.4Ghz Wifi network (this device is not compatible with 5 Ghz Wifi
networks)
INITIAL SETUP
Before operation, please make sure that the voltage mentioned on the power supply is the same as
the voltage of your local area.
Use the supplied mains adaptor to connect the device to your household mains socket.
Insert the power adaptor into the DC IN (13) on the back to power up.
The system will require you to setup the original language.
Use the Navigation (6) wheel to select the desired language, then press the Navigation (6) wheel to
confirm.

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Enable ‘Check Network when Power On’?
Rotate the Navigation (6) wheel to select YES and press the Navigation (6) wheel to confirm.
Now you can configure the wireless network.
1. Select YES to setup the WIFI network through the standard method. Press the Navigation (6)
wheel to confirm. Continue reading ‘network configuration’ option 1.
2. Select APP to scan QR code or visit: www.mediayou.net/airlink.php.
3. Select WPS to setup with the WPS (WIFI PROTECTED SETUP) function of your router
(please verify with your router’s manual if it’s available). Press the Navigation (6) wheel to
confirm. Continue reading ‘network configuration’ option 2.
4. Select NO to skip the Wireless network setup. Press the Navigation (6) wheel to confirm.
You can configure it later in the setup menu.

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Network configuration
1. Standard network configuration
After selecting this option the DIR-141 will scan for available 2.4Ghz WIFI networks.
The display will show available WIFI network
Select your WIFI network by rotating the Navigation/OK (6) wheel and confirm by pressing the
Navigation/OK (6) wheel.
If your selected WIFI network requires a password, you can enter it in the next screen.
Enter password by pressing the numeric keys(20) on the remote control, followed by the
Navigation right(15) button (NOTE: you have to press the navigation right(15) after every
character).
To make a correction, press the Navigation Left(14) to go backwards and delete the last
character at the same time.When the password is completed,press the OK(17) button to confirm.
If you want to enter the password directly on the DIR-141 front panel, you can rotate the
Navigation(6) wheel to select the first character and then press the button(9) to move forward
to the next character. To make a correction, press the button(4) to go back and delete the last
character at the same time.
When the password is completed, press the Navigation (6) button to confirm.

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Note: following characters can be used:
Numbers (0-9)
English letters (A to Z, a to z)
Characters (DEL, @, Blank, !, ”, #, $, %, &, *, ’, + and (,)
2. WPS PBC network configuration
You can easily connect by pressing the WPS button on your router and then selecting WPS on your
DIR-141 within 120 seconds. The connection between the router and the DIR-141 will be configured
automatically.
INTERNET RADIO
From the main menu use the Navigation wheel(6) to select INTERNET RADIO and press the
Navigation wheel(6) to start.
Now you can use the Navigation wheel(6) again to scroll through the different menu option and
select the desired option by pressing the Navigation wheel(6).
Press to return to the previous menu.
After successfully connecting to a radio station, the station information will be shown.
This information can be changed by pressing the or button.
Below you find the explanation of the various Internet Radio menu options.
My Favorite
These are your favorite preset stations. It can hold up to 250 entries.
To add a favorite internet radio station, press and hold “FAV”on the device or press “FAV+”on the
remote control to save the station as a favorite.
You can add favorites when playing the station you want to add it as favorite or add them directly
from the ‘Radio Station’list. Select with the navigation wheel(6) and press/hold “FAV”on the device
or Navigation buttons on the Remote and then press the “FAV+” button.

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You can replace already saved favorites with a new favorite station.
Favorite radio stations cannot be stored twice.The saved stations are showed by selecting this
menu.You may also press “FAV”to enter the saved station list.You may enter the number key on the
remote control to recall the saved station.
Selecting a radio station from the favorites list.
Press the “FAV”button on the front panel or press “FAV”on the remote control to show the
favorites list. Rotate the navigation wheel(6) or press the navigation keys on the remote control to
move through the favorites list. Press the navigation wheel(6) or press “OK” on the remote control
to listen to the selected favorite.
Enter a submenu with button, Delete, Shift Up/Down along the list, Rename, Play, or Use as
Alarm (if you chose internet as alarm sound in the alarm configuration).
Radio Station
Radio Stations are categorized into subcategories Global Top 20, Genre, Country/Location (Africa,
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania/Pacific and South America) and Highlight. Press
the navigation wheel(6) or “OK”on the remote, to select the subcategories and choose a station to
listen to. For each station,pressthe navigation wheel(6) on the unit or “OK”on the remote control to
play directly.
Press to enter its submenu. When you choose Auto Scan, it plays each station in this
subcategory for 30 seconds until all stations have been played. You can cancel the auto scan function
by pressing “OK”. Press the button to view information about the active radio station.
Sleep Radio:
You can choose Birds, Lullaby, Piano, Rain, Spa, Space, Wave and White Noise as sleep radio.

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History:
List of the ten recently listened stations.
Service:
Search Radio Station: Enter a station name/keyword to search through the list of all radio
stations.
Add New RadioStation: By using an IP address/web address, the added station will be stored
in the ‘My Favorite’list.
APP: Scan QR code or visit: www.mediayou.net/airlink.php.
Note that the maximum character of the station name is 250.
MEDIA CENTER
With Media center you can play music from Podcast or UPnP.
Use the Navigation wheel(6) or the navigation buttons on the remote control to select one
of the following functions:
Podcast/UPnP
If you have setup shared media in your network, then you should see it by selecting Pocast/UPnP.
If you have more than one computer sharing media, they can also be shown.
Select the shared media you want to play.
Use Play/Pause, Next/Prev and Stop. Press Right navigation button to view the display information
of the current track.
Note: The DIR-141 can only read tracks with file names less than 40characters. The characters
should be in European Language. If a track generates an error while opening, you can try to rename
the track. However, if it still can’t play, you can try to convert the track to a different format.

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My Playlist:
You can create a playlist of your favorite UPnP music. You can add the active music to the playlist. To
do this, press and hold the navigation wheel(6)/OK on the unit or press and hold the “OK” button on
the remote control to save it into ‘My Playlist’.
Clear My Playlist
Please select this option to clear the playlist. Please confirm the questions.
Air Music APP
You can use the Air Music control App to control your DIR-141 with your smartphone or tablet like
you would do with the remote control.
You can download the Air Music App. From the Android or Apple store by scanning the below QR
code
Android:
Apple iOs:
My mediaU
Display and playback your own mediaU favorite station list on the mediaU server. Set your account
first. To activate, follow the steps below:
For using My mediaU, you first have to register at the following webpage: www.mediayou.net.
After this is done, you have to register your DIR-141 device at this website. This can be done by
clicking “my mediaU” >> “Radio”. Enter the device‘s name (free to choose, it‘s just a name that you
can remember), and the serial number, not free to choose. You can find the serial number at your
DIR-141 device at: Informations-Center >> System Information >> Wireless Info >> MAC Address.
You have to input this MAC Address at the website under serial number.
Please note that this serial number is case sensitive.
Now you can add new radio stations under my mediaU (2 left of “Radio”).

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After you have added the radio stations the next steps will be done at the device.
Search for Configuration >> Manage my mediaU and ensure that this setting is set to: “Enabled”
Now select my mediaU at the selection menu. Here you can see your previous added radio stations.

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My Favorite: List of saved favorites. You can call or edit them, e.g. move or delete. To save a station,
press and hold the “FAV”button while a station is being received. The same station can only be
saved once.
Radio Station/Music: List of all radio stations. Search for the desired country and radio stations
yourself. Categories of channels are Global Top 20, Genre, Country/Region and Highlight.
Local Radio: Automatically accesses the radio station in your area. This has the advantage that you
only need to search for the radio station you want to hear (the radio station to be tuned can be
changedunder the settings).
History: List the recently listened radio stations.
Service: Search for radio stations or add new ones.

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CONFIGURATION
Time Display
Analog/digital
Manage mymediaU
When it is enabled, my mediaU will show on the main menu. If various
mediaU accounts exist in the Radio, select the default login account in here.
Network
Wireless Network Configuration: Enable/disable WiFinetwork. When you
enable the WiFi network, the system will automatically select the required
AP.Enter WEP or WPA code to connect the WiFi.
Wireless Network (APP): Scan QR code or visit:
www.mediayou.net/airlink.php
Wireless Network (WPS PBC): If you are using a router with WPS/QSS
button, you can set up the network connection easily via WPS function. Enter
it and go to press the WPS/QSS button on your router within 120 seconds.
The connection between the router and device will then be configured
automatically.
Manual Configuration: You can choose DHCP (which assignes the ip address
automatically) or manually input the IP address for wireless network
connection. The following information has to be entered: SSID (nameof
access point), IP Address, subnetmask, defaultgateway, preferred DNS
server, alternate DNS server.
Check Network When Power On: Enable/disable WiFinetwork. When you
enable the WiFi network, the system will automatically search for available
AP. Select the required AP.
Setup PIN or APP: Enable/Disable
Date & Time
Set the Date and Time
Set Time Format display as 12 Hour or 24 Hour
Set Date Format (YYYY/MM/DD-DD/MM/YYYY-MM/DD/YYYY)
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
○ON
Tips: When “ON” is selected, the time will be one hour later than the current
time.
○OFF
Tips: When “OFF” is selected, the time will be same as the current time. If it
was already in “Daylight Saving Time (DST)” and you choose “OFF”, the time
will be deducted by one hour, the time will be same as the actual time.

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Alarm
There are 3 independent Alarms which can be set. 2 different Alarms (Alarm 1,
Alarm 2) and one NAP alarm which is a countdown alarm can be used when
doing a quick sleep.
Press the Alarm button on the remote control to enter the alarm settings
menu directly and follow the following steps.
Setting the alarm
-Press ‘Alarm’ button on the unit or remote.
-Select Alarm 1
-Select Turn On
-Press the ‘OK’button on the remote or press the navigation wheel on the
unit.
-Press the ‘OK’on the “Repeat:” option and select the how the alarm
should work.
(Everyday, once or select the required days)
-Press the left arrow key on the remote or unit to return to the previous
alarm menu.
then select “Time:” and press “OK”.
-You now can use the up down buttons to change the highlighted Hours
then press the right arrow button once to switch to the Minutes and use
the up/down buttons to change the minutes. Press the “OK”button to
confirm.
-Select the “Sound:” and press the “OK”button. Now you can choose
from Beep, Melody, Internet radio, FM, DAB/DAB+.
When internet radio is selected as wake up sound, you can use one of
your favorite radio stations (which have to be stored as favorite on the
DIR-141).
Note: when no internet connection is available within 1 minute after
the alarm is activated, the DIR-141 will automatically switch to Melody.
Repeat the above steps to setup the alarm 2.
Setting the NAP alarm
-Press ‘Alarm’ button on the unit or remote.
-Select NAP alarm.
-Use the up/down buttons to choose the desired minutes.
You can choose 5/10/20/30/60/90 or 120 minutes and then press the
“OK”button to select.
-Press the left arrow button to return to the main screen.
When the NAP alarm is activated you see a clock icon on the lower right corner
with the remaining time.
Timer
Countdown timer (max. 100min).

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Scheduled Playing
Select “Turn On”to set specific station playing time.
○Turn on
Repeat: You can select “Everyday”, “Once”, “Mon”, “Tue”, “Wed”, “Thu”,
“Fri”, “Sat”, “Sun”as repeat date, then press “Navigate/OK/VOL”button to
confirm.
Time: Set the playing time (HH:MM).
Sound: You can select one station as sound from the saved Internet stations
or FM stations or DAB/DAB+ stations.
○Turn Off
Language
English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Português, Nederlands, Italiano, Pусский,
Svenska, Norskbokmål, Dansk, Magyar, Český, Slovenský, Polski, Türkçe,
Suomi, Ελληνικά.
Dimmer
Power Saving/Turn On
Display
Color/Monochrome
Power Management
This option configures when the DIR-141 should go into standby mode.
You can select Turn off/5 minutes/15 minutes/30 minutes.
When configured, the DIR-141 will switch to standby when no music is played
for the configured time.
Use the Turn off setting to ignore the standby function.
Sleep Timer
Turn off or set the sleep timer of 15/30/60/90/120/150/180minutes. Once
the time is set, there will be a bed icon with the remaining minutes at the top
right corner of the display and the device will turn to standby after the
configured time.
(You also can use the Sleep button on the remote control to use this function)
Weather
Activate/deactivate the weather forecast on the standby display. Choose
your preferred temperature unit (°F or °C) and then proceed by entering your
location. When activated, the weather forecast is shown in turns with the
clock display on the standby screen (it changes every 10 secs).
DAB/FM Setup
FM Mode: Set Mono/Set Stereo
FM Sensitivity: Strong/Default/Week
DAB Sensitivity: Strong/Default/Week
Service following (FM/Wi-Fi): Enable/Disable
Service following (DAB/Wi-Fi): Enable/Disable
Local Radio Setup
There is a shortcut Local Radio under Internet Radio so that you can easily go
to the station list of your location. You may Manual Setup your location, or
let the system Auto Detect your current location. The system detects the
location according to the IP address of your connected network. Press Local
Station to enter this local radio list directly.
FM (IR) and DAB (IR) option (listen to local FM/DAB radio channels on
Internet)
To activate the FM (IR) and DAB (IR) option, first you need to enable FM (IR)
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You can do this by pressing the “menu” button, select “Configuration” then
select “Local Radio Setup”. Now select FM(IR) and press the “OK”button.
Select “Enable” and press the “OK”button again.
Repeat the above procedure for the DAB(IR) option if you want to listen DAB
channels via Internet.
When you enabled FM(IR) and/or DAB(IR) you have to set your location.
You do this by selecting “set location” in the “local Radio setup” and choose
“Manual Setup (City)”. press OK to confirm.
Now you can, for example, if you are located in Berlin, select Europe and
then press the “OK” button to confirm.
Select Germany and press the “OK” button to confirm.
Select Berlin and press the “OK” button to confirm.
Select Berlin again and press the “OK” button.
Now there will be a prompt “Save as Local Radio”, press “OK” to finish the
settings.
Now the screen changes and you can see DAB (IR) –Berlin and FM (IR) –
Berlin on the screen. You can choose DAB radio channels by selecting
DAB(IR) –Berlin and pressing the “OK” button. Now you will see a list of DAB
radio channels from Berlin. Select your preferred channel and press the “OK”
button to listen to it.
There will now be a DAB (IR) and FM (IR) icon on main menu screen, to quick
select another DAB or FM radio channel.
Remarks:
-If no location is set, the channel list will be empty when selecting FM(IR) or
DAB(IR).
-For FM(IR) stations you must select your CITY manually. The FM(IR) does
not work if you only select your country or let it detect automatically.
-Not all FM/DAB stations of each city are available, but the database will be
updated continuously.
Playback Setup
Select the play mode of the media center. You can select: Off (no repeat or
shuffle), Repeat all, Repeat one, or Shuffle.
Menu
You can select the playing modes showed on menu shortcut. Including
modes: Local Radio/my mediaU/Internet Radio/Sleep
Radio/Podcast/UPnP/Media Center/FM/DAB/DAB+/Spotify
Connect/AUX/Bluetooth/Timer/Alarm.
Equalizer
The default equalizer setting is “normal”, but you may change it to “Flat, Jazz,
Rock, Soundtracks, Classical, Pop, News or my EQ”. Press the EQ button on
the remote control to quickly change the equalizer mode.
Bluetooth
You can select Rx or Tx playback mode.