Tangent Internet Radio Quattro MKII User manual

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UK - USER MANUAL
Contents
Internet Radio Quickstart Guide 7
What you need before you can use your Internet radio 7
Controls 8
Connections 9
Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless network 10
Step 1 - Power up the radio 10
Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection 10
Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network 11
Steps for connecting your radio to your wired network 12
Choosing a radio station to listen to 13
<Location> 13
<Genre> 14
<Search> 14
Using your radio for tuning into FM stations 15
Changing the volume 15
Returning to the menu while a station is playing 15
Storing a radio station in a preset 16
Playing a preset radio station 16
Requesting a station that is currently unavailable 16
Stations which enable you to choose what you listen to 16
Setting the clock 17
Setting the alarm 18
Setting the sleep timer 20
Media Player Quickstart Guide 21
Set up your Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via
Windows Shares 21
Locate the shared audio files using the radio 21
Listening to a single shared track 22
Listening to a complete shared album 22
Queuing up tracks for playback later 22
Queuing up albums for playback later 22
Controlling playback 23

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Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 23
Removing tracks from the queue 23
Playing tracks in random order 23
Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 24
Set up a Windows PC to allow the radio to access your audio files via a UPnP
server 24
Locating and playing media files using the radio and UPnP 26
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for playback 27
Queuing up UPnP tracks for playback later 27
Queuing up albums for playback later 27
Controlling playback 27
Removing tracks from the queue 28
Playing tracks in random order 28
Playing tracks in the queue repeatedly 28
Configure menu 29
Choosing the option you want from the Configure menu 29
<Network Config> 29
<Version> 29
<Upgrade Firmware> 29
<Language> 30
<Factory Reset> 30
<Register> 30
<Clock setup> 30
<Backlight> 30
<Wifi Strength> 30
Configuring ‘My Stuff’ 31
Registering an account on Reciva’s website 31
Configuring ‘My Stations’ 31
Configuring ‘My Streams’ 32
Troubleshooting 33
Software licence information 34
Specifications 35

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Internet Radio Quickstart Guide
What you need before you can use your Internet
radio
Before you can use your Internet radio, you need the following:
•A broadband Internet connection.
•A wireless access point (Wi-Fi) connected to your broadband Internet,
preferably via a router.
•If your wireless network is configured to use Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) data encryption then you
need to know the WEP or WPA code so you can get the Internet radio
to communicate with the network.
The Internet radio should work anywhere within up to 30 metres of the wireless
access point depending on the wireless router.
Before you continue, make sure that your wireless access point is powered up
and connected to your broadband Internet. To get this part of the system
working you must read the instructions supplied with the wireless access point.

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Controls
Power Press this button to turn on and off the radio
Volume Turn this button clockwise to turn up the volume, and counter
clockwise to turn down the volume.
Tune Turn this button to navigate in menus and between channels.
1 / Prev This button selects the previous track during media player
mode. In radio mode it selects preset number one.
2 / Play This button starts playback during mediaplayer mode. In radio
mode it selects preset number two.
3 / Next This button selects the next track during media player mode. In
radio mode it selects preset number three.
4 / Shuffle This button starts shuffle mode in media player mode. In radio
mode it selects preset number four.
5 / Stop This button stops playback during media player mode. In radio
mode it selects preset number five.
6 / Browse This button allows you to browse the shared files during media
player mode. In radio mode it selects preset number six.
Reply For future interactive features. See www.reciva.com for further
information.
Alarm This button gives you access to the alarm menu after pressing
the SELECT button.
Mode This button changes between radio mode and AUX input.

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Back This button allows you to go back in menus.
Select Press this button to confirm your choices in menus etc.
Connections
12V DC in For connecting the included 12V DC power supply.
Line out For connecting the radio to an external amplifier.
Headphone out For connecting headphones.
AUX in For connecting an external sound source, like a MP3 player,
Mobile phone, CD player, etc.
Ethernet (RJ-45) Use the input for connection if you would like to intergrade the
Tangent Quattro to your network via a wired connection.
FM antenna This antenna is used to obtain the best possible reception on
the built in FM tuner.

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Steps for connecting your radio to your wireless
network
Step 1 - Power up the radio
Plug the cable from the mains adapter into the socket labelled 12V DC on the
back of the radio.
CAUTION: Use only the mains adapter supplied with the radio. Connecting a
power supply with a different rating will cause permanent damage to the radio
and may be hazardous.
The display on the front of the radio will light up and say:
Tangent
Quattro
Reciva enabled
ARM powered
After a few seconds, this will change to show:
< Scan for networks >
Step 2 - Scan for a wireless network connection
When the display says <Scan for networks>, press the SELECT button.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to go back to
the previous screen.)
The radio will now scan for all available wireless networks and will display:
Scanning
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
If it can’t find one then the display will say:
No Wireless
Networks Found
If this happens then you will have to get your wireless access point working - see
the instructions supplied with it.
When the radio finds your wireless network, it displays the ESSID for the access
point on the screen - this is a name that is allocated to the access point by the
person who set up the network - for example:

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< My Home Network >
It is possible, and in some locations highly likely, that your radio will find more
than one wireless access point, in which case you can choose which one you
want to connect to. Turn the TUNE knob on the radio to see the ESSID for each
access point the radio has found.
Step 3 - Connect to the wireless network
When the ESSID for the access point you want to connect to is displayed on the
screen, press the SELECT button.
If your network is not configured to need an encryption code, the screen should
say:
Connecting to
network
Then:
Network OK
If the screen displays either:
Enter WEP key
Or:
Enter WPA key
Then the network is using one of the encryption systems: Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). You therefore need to enter
the correct WEP or WPA code into the radio to get it to communicate with your
network.
Only the person who set up the network in the first place knows this code; if that
person is not you then you need to find out what it is.
After 3 seconds, the display goes into the code entry mode. To enter the code,
use the TUNE knob to select each character of the code in turn, pressing the

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SELECT button after each character. Note that WEP and WPA codes are
sensitive to upper and lower case characters so you must enter them exactly.
After the final character, use the TUNE knob to select the END character and
press the SELECT button.
The radio should now be able to connect to the network.
Steps for connecting your radio to your wired
network
For connection via a wired network, simply plug in the Ethernet cable from your
switch or hub before you connect the radio to power. The radio will always
prioritize a wired network in front of a wireless network if it is available.
The RJ-45 connecter has two LEDs near the port that shows the status of the
connection. The Green LED indicates if a live connection is present. The yellow
LED indicates if thare are any on going traffic on the wired connection.
If you wish to make sure the radio only will attempt to connect to either a wired or
a wireless network, you can lock it to use only a wired or wireless connection.
1. Press the SELECT button to return to the top-level menu.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to
go back to the previous screen.)
< Stations >
2. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Configure > and press
SELECT to confirm.
< Configure >
3. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Network Config > and
press SELECT to confirm.
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4. Turn the TUNE button until the display says < Wired/Wireless > and
press SELECT to confirm.
< Wired/Wireless >
5. Now it is possible to choose between Auto, Wired Only and Wireless
Only.
Choosing a radio station to listen to
1. Press the SELECT button to return to the top-level menu.
(Note: if you make a mistake at any point, press the BACK button to
go back to the previous screen.)
< Stations >
2. If the screen does not say < Stations > as shown above, turn the
TUNE knob until it does.
3. Press the SELECT button.
4. Turn the knob to choose from <Location> , <Genre> or <Search>.
<Location> enables you to choose from the radio stations provided by
any country which you choose from a list.
<Genre> enables you to choose radio stations according to their
content, for example Classic Rock, Sport, News, etc.
<Search> enables you to enter a name or parts of a name of a station,
and the radio will then find the station for you.
5. Press the SELECT button to choose the option you want.
<Location>
1. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the region you want,
2. Press the SELECT button.
3. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the country you want.
4. Press the SELECT button.
5. Turn the TUNE knob to choose between [All Stations] or [By Genre]
6. Press the SELECT button.
7. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the station you want to
listen to.

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8. Press the SELECT button and wait until the radio connects to that
station.
Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some
stations are not always on-line.
If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to
programmes which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable
you to choose what you listen to”.
<Genre>
1. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the type of content you
want, then press the SELECT button.
2. Turn the TUNE knob to choose between [All Stations] or [By Location]
3. Press the SELECT button.
4. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows the station you want to
listen to.
5. Press the SELECT button and wait until the radio connects to that
station.
Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some
stations are not always on-line.
If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to
programmes which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable
you to choose what you listen to”.
<Search>
1. Turn the TUNE knob until the display shows <Search>, then press the
SELECT button.
2. Turn the TUNE knob to enter the name of the station you would like to
find. Confirm each letter with the SELECT button.
3. Select END and press the SELECT button.
4. The radio will find the stations that matches your search criterias.
5. Turn the TUNE button to select your preferred station.
6. Press the SELECT button and wait until the radio connects to that
station.
Note that some radio stations do not broadcast 24 hours per day, and some
stations are not always on-line.
If this station has on-demand content (that is, it gives the option of listening to
programmes which have already been broadcast), see “Stations which enable
you to choose what you listen to”.

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Using your radio for tuning into FM stations
Your radio supports an FM tuner with RDS, so you will be able to access
standard FM stations from it.
1. You can access the radio’s FM tuner by pressing the ‘Mode’ button
twice (pressing the button once will cause the radio to play audio from
its auxiliary input). Pressing the ‘Mode’ button a third time will cause
the radio to leave its FM tuner state and become and Internet radio
again.
You can also access the FM tuner by selecting the ‘Tuner’ menu item
from the radio’s main menu.
2. Whilst the radio is in its FM tuner state, it will display what FM
frequency it is currently tuned into. Turning the rotary encoder
clockwise will increase the FM frequency the radio is tuned into and
turning it anticlockwise will decrease the frequency.
3. Press and hold down the SELECT button to allow the radio to search
for working FM frequencies that it can detect. The radio will continue to
scan through all its available FM frequencies until it finds one that is
used by a working station.
4. To save an FM frequency to the radio’s memory, press and hold down
a preset button in the same way that you would save an Internet
station to a preset.
5. To access a saved FM frequency, simply press the preset button
assigned to the saved frequency.
Changing the volume
Whilst a radio station is playing and is displayed on the radio’s screen, you can
change the volume simply by turning the VOLUME knob. This button will be
active at all times.
Returning to the menu while a station is playing
When the Internet radio is playing a radio station it will display the station’s name
and bit rate. You can return to the radio’s menu section at any time by either
pressing the SELECT button – which will take you to the ‘Stations’ menu - or the
BACK button to return to the previous menu item.

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Storing a radio station in a preset
Whilst a radio station is playing, hold down one of the preset buttons (numbered
1 to 6) until the screen says
Assigned to
Preset #
Where # is the number of the button you held down.
Playing a preset radio station
When a radio station is playing, briefly press one of the preset buttons, 1 to 5, for
the station you want. (Note: do not hold the button down - if you do then the
station currently playing will overwrite the one stored in the preset; be careful).
Requesting a station that is currently unavailable
If you want to listen to a particular radio station which is currently not available
online, you can visit the Reciva website at http://www.reciva.com/ and put in a
request to add the station to the list.
Stations which enable you to choose what you
listen to
Some radio stations can provide a number of options associated with their
station; for example, some stations enable you to listen to programmes that have
already been broadcast. When you select a radio station that has this facility, the
station does not start playing immediately, but instead the display shows:
< Live >
1. Turn the TUNE knob to choose <Live> or <On Demand>, then press
the SELECT button.
If you choose <Live> then the radio plays the current output from this
station as normal.
If you choose <On Demand> then more screens are displayed where
you choose what you want to listen to.
What is displayed will depend on the station you have chosen - the
following steps are only a guide.
2. When you choose <On Demand>, the display shows the names of the
programmes. Turn the TUNE knob to choose the program you want,
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3. When you have chosen the programme you want to listen to, either it
will just start playing, or the display may show a list of days for you to
choose from - use the TUNE knob to set the day the programme was
broadcast, then press the SELECT button.
4. After you have chosen the day, you may be able to choose the Start
Time. Set the Start Time using the TUNE knob and press the SELECT
button.
5. Programmes which enable you to choose the time also enable you to
fast-forward and rewind to the part you want while the radio is playing.
When you press the 1 / PREV or 3 / NEXT button, the elapsed time
that the programme has been playing is displayed. You can now turn
the TUNE knob to change this time. You can also use the 1 / PREV or
3 / NEXT buttons to adjust the time. When you press the SELECT
button again, the programme will play from that point.
6. Once the Internet radio is playing a programme that allows you to
choose its start time, the radio’s preset buttons become playback-
control buttons for the stream; e.g. you can press 2 / PLAY at any time
to pause the stream, and then press PLAY to resume playing.
Setting the clock
1. Press the SELECT button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point,
press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.)
2. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Configure>.
< Configure >
3. Press the SELECT button.
4. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Clock setup>.
< Clock Setup >
5. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Clock Format>.
< Clock format >
6. Press the SELECT button. Choose between 24 hour format and 12
(AM/PM) format. Confirm your selection by pressing the SELECT
button.
Clock Format
24 12
7. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Set Time>.

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< Set Time / Date >
8. Press the SELECT button.
Set Time
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9. Turn the TUNE knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the
SELECT button.
Set Time
15:03
10. Turn the knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the
SELECT button.
Time Set:
15:06
The display says Time Set with the new time shown beneath for 3 seconds, then
returns to the radio station display.
Setting the alarm
1. Press the ALARM button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point,
press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.)
2. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Set Alarms>.
< Set Alarms >
3. Press the SELECT button.
<1 OFF 00:00 Sunday>
4. Turn the knob to swap between <1>,<2>,<3>,<4>,<5> and <Disable
all> and press the SELECT button. If you choose <Disable all> then
the alarms will be turned off. The display says All Alarms disabled for 3
seconds, then returns to the radio station display.
All Alarms
disabled
5. If you choose one of the numbers between 1 and 5 then the display
enables you to set the time for the alarm.
Set Alarm
15:06
6. Turn the TUNE knob until the hour setting is correct, then press the
SELECT button.

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Set Alarm
07:06
7. Turn the TUNE knob until the minute setting is correct, then press the
SELECT button.
Alarm Set:
07:45
8. Turn the TUNE knob to choose between ONCE, EVERY DAY,
WEEKLY, WEEKDAYS and WEEKENDS.
•If you choose ONCE, you must choose which weekday you want the
alarm to be active. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. Then
you must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer, the radio station
that you are currently listening or a radio station assigned to a preset.
Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. The display will show
<Alarm set>
< Once >
•If you choose EVERY DAY the alarm will start all days of the week on
the selected time. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. Then you
must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer, the radio station that
you are currently listening or a radio station assigned to a preset.
Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. The display will show
<Alarm set>
•If you choose WEEKLY the alarm will start every week on the day you
will select after woods. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT.
Then you must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer, the radio
station that you are currently listening or a radio station assigned to a
preset. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. The display will
show <Alarm set>
< Weekly >
•If you choose WEEKDAYS the alarm will start Monday through Friday
every week on the selected time. Confirm your choice by pressing
SELECT. Then you must choose if you want the alarm to be a buzzer,
the radio station that you are currently listening or a radio station
assigned to a preset. Confirm your choice by pressing SELECT. The
display will show <Alarm set>

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< Weekdays >
•If you choose WEEKENDS the alarm will start every Saturday and
Sunday of the week on the selected time. Confirm your choice by
pressing SELECT. Then you must choose if you want the alarm to be
a buzzer, the radio station that you are currently listening or a radio
station assigned to a preset. Confirm your choice by pressing
SELECT. The display will show <Alarm set>
< Weekends >
The display says Alarm Set with the time of the alarm shown beneath for 3
seconds and then returns to the radio station display. Note: When the alarm
goes of, you can press SNOOZE on top of the unit to delay the alarm for 5
minutes.
Setting the sleep timer
1. Press the ALARM button. (Note: if you make a mistake at any point,
press the BACK button to go back to the previous screen.)
2. Turn the TUNE knob until the display says <Sleep Timer>.
< Sleep Timer >
3. Press the SELECT button.
4. The display will show <Sleep timeout> and then 00:00:00. Use the
TUNE knob to adjust the time. If you set the time to 01:30:00, the radio
will be set to turn off in one and a half hour. Confirm your choice by
pressing SELECT.
Sleep Timeout
< 00:00:00 >

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Media Player Quickstart Guide
The Media Player allows you to play audio files (AAC, AIFF, AU, MP3, RM, WAV
and WMA) and playlists (M3U) stored on a networked PC. It has been verified to
work on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Set up your Windows PC to allow the radio to
access your audio files via Windows Shares
1. Please ensure that your PC is available on the network for your
Internet radio, then, using Windows Explorer, locate the folder where
your audio files are stored.
2. Right click on the folder.
3. Select ‘Properties’.
4. Click on ‘Sharing’.
5. Select ‘Share this folder on the network’ and ‘Allow network users to
change my files’. Please note, do not try to make your ‘My Documents’
or any of its sub-folders (e.g. ‘My Music’) shareable.
Locate the shared audio files using the radio
1. Power up the radio.
2. Wait for ‘Stations’ to be displayed on the radio, or press the BACK
button repeatedly until ‘Stations’ is displayed.
3. Turn the knob until the radio display shows 'Media Player'.
4. Press the SELECT button and turn the TUNE knob until ‘Windows
Shares’ is displayed.
5. Press the SELECT button, turn the TUNE knob until ‘Scan for PCs’ is
displayed and press SELECT again.
6. The radio will now display ‘Finding PCs’. Once the radio has finished,
turn the TUNE knob to highlight the correct PC.
7. Press the SELECT button. The radio will search for shared folders.
8. Turn the TUNE knob to highlight the correct shared folder and press
SELECT.
9. The radio will display 'File Scan…' as it scans through the media files
in the shared folder. Text on the bottom row of the display will change
to indicate that the file scan is in progress. If you have a large number
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10. Once the radio has finished scanning, it will display 'By Album'. You
can now browse through the scanned media files, which will now be
organised ‘By Album’, ‘By Artist’ and ‘Playlists’ – if available.
Note that the first time the file scan is done a file called ‘.reciva_media_cache’ is
written to the folder where the audio files are stored. This is in order to speed up
subsequent file scans.
Note: You may be required to enter the user name and password of the
computer containing the shared files.
Listening to a single shared track
1. Turn the TUNE knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed.
2. Press the SELECT button.
3. Turn the TUNE knob until the required artist is displayed.
4. Press the SELECT button.
5. Turn the TUNE knob until the required album name is displayed.
6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be displayed.
7. Turn the TUNE knob until the required track is displayed.
8. Press the SELECT button. The track will begin playing.
Listening to a complete shared album
1. Turn the TUNE knob until ‘By Artist’ is displayed.
2. Press the SELECT button.
3. Turn the TUNE knob until the required artist is displayed.
4. Press the SELECT button.
5. Turn the TUNE knob until the required album name is displayed.
6. Press the SELECT button. ‘[Add to Queue]’ will be displayed.
7. Press the SELECT button. The album will begin playing.
Queuing up tracks for playback later
1. Highlight the required track.
2. Press the SELECT button. ‘Track Added To Queue’ will be displayed.
Queuing up albums for playback later
1. Highlight the required album.
2. Press the SELECT button.
3. Turn the TUNE knob until ‘[Add To Queue]’ is displayed.
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Controlling playback
1. Use the 5 / STOP button to stop playback.
2. Use the 2 / PLAY button to either pause a currently playing track or to
restart a currently paused track or to restart a stopped track.
3. Use the 1 / PREV button to start playback of the previous track in the
queue.
4. Use the 3 / NEXT button to start playback of the next track in the
queue.
Browsing the list of tracks currently queued up for
playback
1. Press the 6 / BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will
be displayed.
2. Turn the TUNE knob to see which tracks are queued up for playback.
3. If you want to jump to a particular place in the queue then press the
SELECT button when the required track is displayed.
Removing tracks from the queue
1. Press the 6 / BROWSE button. The currently playing track name will
be displayed.
2. Turn the TUNE knob to select the track you want to remove from the
queue.
3. Press and hold the 5 / STOP button for 2 seconds and the radio will
display: ‘Delete Track?’
4. Turn the TUNE knob to highlight ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
5. Press SELECT to confirm whether you actually want to delete the
track from the queue.
6. If ‘Yes’ was selected then ‘Removed From Queue’ will be displayed.
7. To remove all tracks from the queue, keep pressing BACK until the
‘Media Player’ menu item is selected, press SELECT and then turn the
TUNE knob to select ‘Clear Queue’ and press SELECT again.
Playing tracks in random order
1. Select the individual tracks as described previously.
2. Navigate to top-level menu item 'Media Player' using the SELECT and
BACK buttons.
3. Press the SELECT button.